Street Cleaning Trucks as Potential Sources of Legionella pneumophila

Abstract

In 2015, Legionnaires’ disease was diagnosed in a street cleaning worker. We found Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 in the water and internal foam from the tanks of 2 trucks used by the worker during the incubation period. The internal foam was removed, and a Legionella prevention program was implemented.

Keywords

• Legionella
• environmental exposure
• Legionnaires’ disease
• occupational health
• molecular typing
• street cleaner