Provincial trends in Legionnaires' disease are not explained by population structure in Denmark, 2015 to 2018.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundLegionnaires' disease (LD) incidence has been increasing in several European countries since 2011. Currently, Denmark is experiencing one of the highest annual incidences of LD despite its relatively cold climate and homogenous population, and the incidence differs notably across the country.AimWe sought to determine whether provincial differences in LD incidence are attributable to the age and sex distribution of the population, and to characterise the risk of LD by province and age group in Denmark.MethodsUsing national routine surveillance data for domestic LD cases collected between 2015 and 2018, we assessed the incidence of disease by province and year. Poisson regression models were fit to understand the risk of LD by year and province, as well as by 5-year age groups.Resu

SUBMITTER: Cassell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8229376 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature