Sevilla, Spain: Three dead, ten others ill in Legionella outbreak

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Three deaths and 10 affected by an outbreak of legionella in the Macarena

Ampliar foto Enlarge photo La bacteria 'Legionella pneumophilia' vista a trav?s de un microscopio. The bacteria 'Legionella pneumophila' seen through a microscope. Ingresaron en el Hospital Macarena el d?a 16. Macarena Hospital joined the 16th. El pasado fin de semana murieron dos personas y este martes se ha conocido el fallecimiento de una tercera. This past weekend two people were killed Tuesday and has met the death of a third. Salud ha cerrado dos torres de refrigeraci?n. Health has closed two cooling towers. MARTA FRANCO. FRANCO MARTA. 22.09.2009 22/09/2009 Un brote de legionella ha sembrado la preocupaci?n y la alarma entre los vecinos de la Macarena, seg?n ha podido saber 20 minutos . An outbreak of legionella has sown the concern and alarm among the residents of La Macarena, as has been told 20 minutes.

Hasta trece personas residentes en este barrio de entre 49 y 75 a?os han ingresado esta ?ltima semana en el Hospital Virgen Macaren a afectados por la bacteria, y dos de ellas han fallecido este fin de semana. Thirteen people living in this neighborhood of between 49 and 75 have joined this past week in the Virgin Hospital Macar to affected by the bacteria, and two of them have died this weekend. Ten?an 69 y 78 a?os y se trataba de pacientes fr?giles, con enfermedades previas. They were 69 and 78 years and it was frail patients with preexisting disease.

Fuentes de la Consejer?a de Salud de la Junta confirmaron este martes el fallecimiento de una tercera persona en Sevilla a causa del brote. Sources from the Ministry of Health of the Board confirmed Tuesday the death of a third person in Seville because of the outbreak. Adem?s, son diez las personas que se encuentran ingresadas en el Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. In addition, there are ten people who are admitted to the Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena.

Los fallecidos por legionella ten?an 69 y 78 a?os y eran pacientes fr?giles, con enfermedades previas. Those killed Legionella were 69 and 78 years and were fragile patients with preexisting disease.
El primero de los casos se notific? el pasado 16 de septiembre . The first case was reported on September 16. Desde este d?a, la Consejer?a de Salud alert? a los ambulatorios del Distrito Norte y al hospital Virgen Macarena para que identificaran r?pidamente a los pacientes que pudieran acudir a las consultas con s?ntomas propios de la enfermedad. From this day, the Ministry of Health alerted the Northern District ambulatory and hospital Virgen Macarena to rapidly identify patients who might attend the consultations with symptoms of the disease.

Han cerrado dos torres They have closed two towers

Tras analizar en el Laboratorio de Salud P?blica varias tomas de muestras ambientales, Salud ha detectado el foco de infecci?n en dos torres de refrigeraci?n de un edificio del barrio (no precisan cu?les) que se encontraban en mal estado y ya han procedido a su cierre. After analyzing the Public Health Laboratory several environmental samples, Health has identified the site of infection in two cooling towers of a building in the neighborhood (not specified which ones) that were in poor condition and have already proceeded to its closure.

Adem?s, como medida preventiva, se revisar?n todas las instalaciones del hospital, junto con otras zonas de uso p?blico de los alrededores, como parques y jardines, fuentes y lavaderos de coches. Furthermore, as a preventive measure will be reviewed all the hospital facilities, along with other public use areas in the vicinity, such as parks and gardens, fountains and car washes.

La legionella es una bacteria que vive en aguas estancadas con una temperatura por encima de los 20 0C. Legionella is a bacterium that lives in stagnant water with a temperature above 20 0C. La legionelosis aparecen cuando las personas han inhalado aerosoles que contienen agua contaminada con la bacteria (por ejemplo, los de las torres de agua para refrigeraci?n de aire acondicionado, fuentes, aspersores o duchas). Legionellosis have occurred after persons have inhaled aerosols that contain water contaminated with the bacteria (for example, water towers for air conditioning cooling, fountains, sprinklers or showers).

Denuncian que faltan limpiadoras Cleaners reported missing

La Federaci?n de Servicios de UGT ha denunciado la falta de personal en el servicio de limpieza del Hospital Macarena, que forman unas 180 trabajadoras. The UGT Federation Services has denounced the lack of personnel in the cleaning Macarena Hospital, which are about 180 workers. La situaci?n se debe, seg?n el sindicato, a las reducciones de jornada a 30 horas semanales a las nuevas trabajadoras ya que no se sustituyen las vacantes por vacaciones ni las incapacidades laborales. The situation is caused, according to the union, reduced working hours to 30 hours per week to new workers as vacancies are not replaced by holiday or absence from work.

Esta sobrecarga de trabajo impide al personal de limpieza realizar su trabajo como deber?a, seg?n UGT. This extra workload prevents the cleaning staff do their work as it should, as UGT. Durante la ma?ana de ayer las trabajadoras se concentraron en las puertas del hospital para reivindicar las 35 horas semanales para todas los empleados en lugar de 30. During yesterday morning the workers gathered at the hospital gates to demand 35 hours a week for all employees instead of 30.

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Two elderly die in Seville by an outbreak of legionella
Otras 11 personas est?n hospitalizadas, una de ellas en estado grave Another 11 people are hospitalized, one in critical condition
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Dos personas han fallecido y otras 11 permanecen ingresadas por legionela en Sevilla. Two people died and 11 remain in hospital in Seville Legionella. La Delegaci?n provincial de Salud inform? ayer de la detecci?n del brote que, seg?n las primeras investigaciones, podr?a tener su origen en dos torres de refrigeraci?n que se encontraban en mal estado y ya han sido clausuradas. The Provincial Delegation of Health reported yesterday the detection of the outbreak, according to preliminary investigations, could have its origin in two cooling towers that were in poor condition and have already been closed.


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El primer caso de la enfermedad se notific? a trav?s de la Red de Alerta Sanitaria el pasado 16 de septiembre. The first case of the disease were reported through the Health Alert Network on 16 September. Desde entonces, ya son 13 los enfermos diagnosticados, el ?ltimo el pasado s?bado. Since then, there are 13 patients diagnosed, the last on Saturday. Dos de los afectados, de 69 y 78 a?os, fallecieron este fin de semana. Two of those affected, 69 and 78 years, died this weekend. Seg?n inform? ayer la Delegaci?n de Salud, eran pacientes "fr?giles" y que ten?an enfermedades respiratorias previas que les hac?an m?s vulnerables. As reported yesterday by the Delegation of Health, patients were "fragile" and had previous respiratory disease that made them more vulnerable.

Los otros 11 enfermos, nueve hombres y dos mujeres de entre 49 y 75 a?os, permanecen ingresados en el hospital Virgen Macarena, pr?ximo al lugar en el que se supone que est? el foco del brote. The other 11 patients, nine men and two women between 49 and 75, remain hospitalized in Virgen Macarena Hospital, near the place where he is supposed to be the focus of the outbreak. Ocho de los pacientes est?n en planta y tres en la UCI, dos de ellos estables y el tercero grave, aunque evoluciona "razonablemente bien", seg?n el delegado de Salud, Francisco Javier Cuberta. Eight patients are on the ground and three in the ICU, two of them stable and the third serious but evolves "reasonably well", according to the Health Officer, Francisco Javier Cuberta.

Desde que se presentaron los primeros casos, la Junta alert? a los centros de salud y al hospital Macarena para que detectaran lo m?s r?pido posible a los pacientes que pudieran presentar s?ntomas de la enfermedad. Since the first cases were filed, the Board alerted health centers and hospital Macarena to detect as quickly as possible to patients who might have symptoms of the disease.

Mientras, la Delegaci?n provincial de Salud abri? una investigaci?n para buscar puntos de la ciudad donde hubieran podido confluir los afectados en los ?ltimos d?as. Meanwhile, the Provincial Delegation of Health has launched an investigation to find points of the city where the victims could have come together in recent days. Y los encontr? en el barrio de La Macarena. And he found in the neighborhood of La Macarena. Los t?cnicos del Ayuntamiento de Sevilla y de la Junta comenzaron a inspeccionar entonces las torres de refrigeraci?n de la zona y en dos de ellas, ubicadas en las azoteas de dos edificios privados, se hall? la bacteria, que se propaga por el aire a trav?s de agua pulverizada. Technicians from the City of Seville and the Board then began to inspect the cooling towers in the area and in two of them, located on the roofs of two private buildings, the bacteria were found, which spreads through the air through water spray.

Salud prefiri? ayer no concretar la ubicaci?n de las torres bajo sospecha hasta que se conozcan los resultados de los an?lisis que se est?n practicando a las muestras de bacteria halladas en estas dos instalaciones. Health yesterday chose not specify the location of the towers under suspicion while awaiting the results of the analysis being performed on the samples of bacteria found in these two facilities. Estas muestras se cotejar?n con las de la bacteria que ha infectado a los enfermos para ver si son la misma variante de legionela. These samples will be compared with those of the bacteria that has infected the patients to see if they are the same variant of legionella. Los resultados de los an?lisis. The results of the analysis. seg?n se?al? Cuberta, tardar?n alrededor de 15 d?as. Cuberta as noted, will take about 15 days.

En el caso de que se confirmara que el brote naci? de las torres ahora cerradas, la Delegaci?n de Salud pondr? el asunto en manos de la fiscal?a y sus responsables podr?an enfrentarse a sanciones administrativas e incluso penales, avanz? ayer Cuberta. For confirmation that the outbreak arose from the towers now closed, the Delegation of Health will put the matter to the prosecution and those responsible could face administrative penalties or even criminal, advanced Cuberta yesterday.

El delegado provincial consider? ayer que el brote est? "cerrado" y que no se prev?n nuevos casos. The provincial delegate said yesterday that the outbreak is "closed" and that no new cases are expected. Con todo, prefiri? ser cauto: "La legionela es una bacteria ubicua, est? en todas partes, convivimos con ella. El problema es si hay una mayor concentraci?n o mala protecci?n medioambiental". However, he preferred to be cautious: "The Legionella bacteria is ubiquitous, is everywhere, live with it. The issue is whether there is a greater concentration or poor environmental protection." En el caso de las dos torres cuyo funcionamiento se ha suspendido de forma cautelar, seg?n Cuberta, los t?cnicos han informado de que estaban en "mal estado de conservaci?n", una responsabilidad que compete a los due?os de las instalaciones. In the case of the two towers whose operation is suspended in a precautionary manner as Cuberta, technicians have reported that they were in "poor condition", a responsibility that falls to the owners of the facilities.

En la inspecci?n puesta en marcha para localizar el foco de la enfermedad, Salud ha hallado otras instalaciones que incumpl?an las normas de mantenimiento, aunque en ellas no se ha detectado rastro de legionela. The inspection launched to locate the source of the disease, Health has found other facilities not meeting the standards of maintenance, even though they have not found traces of legionella.

Los t?cnicos de la Delegaci?n provincial de Salud y los del Ayuntamiento se reunieron ayer para coordinar sus actuaciones, dado que el censo y control de las torres de refrigeraci?n es competencia municipal. Technicians from the Provincial Delegation of Health and the City Council met yesterday to coordinate their actions, as the census and monitoring of cooling towers is under municipal jurisdiction.

Seg?n explic? la concejal de Salud, Teresa Florido, en Sevilla hay 190 instalaciones de este tipo y todas se revisan regularmente. As explained Councilwoman Health, Teresa Flores, in Sevilla there are 190 such facilities and all are reviewed regularly. Con todo, al detectarse el brote se han vuelto a inspeccionar las ubicadas en la zona de La Macarena, alrededor de una decena. Yet, at the outbreak have been re-inspect those located in the area of La Macarena, about a dozen. Adem?s, se est?n revisando tambi?n otras instalaciones propicias a la presencia de la bacteria de la legionela, como piscinas, fuentes y lavaderos de coches. Moreover, they are also reviewing other facilities conducive to the presence of Legionella bacteria, such as swimming pools, fountains and car washes.


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- La legionela es una bacteria que vive en las aguas superficiales , de donde pasa a los sistemas de abastecimiento de la ciudad. - The Legionella is a bacterium that lives in shallow waters, from where it goes to the supply systems of the city.

- Se propaga especialmente en los sistemas que requieren agua para su funcionamiento y generan aerosoles, como torres de refrigeraci?n, duchas y aspersores. - It spreads especially in systems that require water to function and generate aerosols, such as cooling towers, showers and sprinklers. No pasan de una persona a otra. It passed from one person to another.

- Causa una neumon?a que evoluciona bien con antibi?ticos salvo en pacientes con un sistema inmunitario debilitado. - It causes pneumonia, which is progressing well with antibiotics except in patients with weakened immune systems.