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. 2017 Jul 6;22(27):30566. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.27.30566

Table 3. Reported culture-confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease and Legionella pneumophila isolates by species and serogroup, European Union/European Economic Area, 2011–2015 (n=3,645).

Species Serogroups Culture-confirmed cases
No.     %    
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 3,020 82.9
serogroup 2 19 0.5
serogroup 3 101 2.8
serogroup 4 13 0.4
serogroup 5 19 0.5
serogroup 6 42 1.2
serogroup 7 9 0.2
serogroup 8 8 0.2
serogroup 9 5 0.1
serogroup 10 19 0.5
serogroup 11 3 0.1
serogroup 12 1 < 0.1
serogroup 13 2 0.1
serogroup 14 7 0.2
serogroup mixed 4 0.1
non-serogroup 1 7 0.2
serogroup unknown 232 6.4
L. anisa NA 2 0.1
L. bozemanii NA 15 0.4
L. cincinnatiensis NA 1 < 0.1
L. dumoffii NA 2 0.1
L. longbeachae NA 35 1.0
L. macaechernii NA 1 < 0.1
L. micdadei NA 12 0.3
L. sainthelensi NA 1 0.0
L. other species NA 27 0.7
L. species unknown NA 38 1.0
Total NA 3,645 100

This study excluded Croatia from the analysis, because it only started reporting on Legionnaires’ disease in 2013.