Overview

• Cases were recorded between September 16 and 22 among people who live in or passed through the Albertville area.
• ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Santé publique France have launched environmental and epidemiological investigations to determine the origin.
• Albertville municipal services, the Arlysère intercommunal authority, and the National Reference Centre are supporting the probe.
• Health professionals in the sector have been alerted to strengthen surveillance and patient management.
• Legionella spreads via inhalation of contaminated aerosols, symptoms typically develop 2 to 10 days after exposure, and no environmental source has been confirmed.