Second reported outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia among shipyard employees in Turku, Finland, August-October 2023: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT: In August 2023, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare received reports of a potential cluster of pneumococcal pneumonia cases among shipyard employees in Turku, Finland. Considering a similar outbreak in the same shipyard in 2019, we initiated a case-control study to investigate individual and environmental risk factors specific to this occupational setting in order to inform targeted prevention measures. In total, 14 hospitalized cases were identified from 19 August to 15 October 2023. Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 4 and 9 V were isolated from blood cultures of seven cases. Eleven cases and 67 controls working at the shipyard were included in the case-control study. Compared with controls, cases were more likely to be living in an apartment/studio or a hotel/hostel, and

SUBMITTER: Kitowska W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11869081 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature