Two cases of severe pneumonia after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
In 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 90% of victims died from drowning. We report on two tsunami survivors with severe pneumonia potentially caused by Legionella pneumophila. Both victims aspirated a large quantity of contaminated water; sand, mud and a variety of microbes we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Western Pacific Surveillance and Response |
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| Online Access: | http://ojs.wpro.who.int/ojs/index.php/wpsar/article/view/180/220 |