National Surveillance Scheme for Legionnaires' disease in Residents of England and Wales

 

Objectives of the Scheme

• To detect clusters or outbreaks of legionella infection in England and Wales or abroad.
• To identify sources of infection so that control measures can be applied to prevent further cases.
• To disseminate legionella surveillance information to al those who need to know.

 

Download the National Reporting Form:

National Surveillance Scheme Form - March 2010 (PDF, 124 KB)

 

Download the Information Request Form:

Legionella Information Request Form (PDF, 30 KB)

Legionella Information Request Form (Word Document, 68 KB)

nb: these forms are not permitted for use in requests involving legal queries.  All legal queries must be submitted on company headed paper and addressed to:  Legionella Consultant Epidemiologist, Respiratory and Systemic Infections Department, Health Protection Agency, Centre for Infections, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ.

 

View case definitions used for epidemiological surveillance:

Case definitions

 

View epidemiological data:

Epidemiological data for the National Surveillance Scheme

• National Surveillance Scheme Form - March 2010 (PDF, 124 KB)
  Added/updated: 2 March 2010