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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148103| Title: | Searching for information to build an impact spectrum for legionella bacteria in Malta |
| Authors: | Rahimpour, Layla Camilleri, Liberato Gary, Lee P. Jr. |
| Keywords: | Legionella Legionnaires' disease -- Malta Public health surveillance -- Malta Health risk assessment -- Malta |
| Issue Date: | 2026 |
| Publisher: | SciCure Publications |
| Citation: | Rahimpour, L., Camilleri, L., & Gary, L. P., Jr. (2026). Searching for Information to Build an Impact Spectrum for Legionella Bacteria in Malta. Annals of Medical & Clinical Research and Reviews, 1(2), 1–4. |
| Abstract: | Our study was planned and launched with keen motivation to identiWing the triggers that could launch a Legionella Disease outbreak in Malta, enjoying a boon with tourism. Our research has generated early surprises, and we share them with this Opinion Paper. Our work was stymied by missing data in the Maltese Annual Notifiable Infectious Disease Reports (2010-2024), a vital data base, essential for surveillance and preparedness. We share our early analysis of Legionella cases and deaths in the Maltese Annual Reports for 2010-2024. Our surprise finding is a latent spike in Legionella cases for 2023-2024 and gaps in deaths for the same years. Using data from the Maltese Annual Re-ports, we can project that the likelihood of someone dying after contracting Legionnaire's Disease in Malta falls in the range of 3.9% to 12.4%. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148103 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciSOR |
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