Control and prevention of travel associated legionnaires' disease methods

Globalisation and Technical developments through the world bring new cases like emerging infectious diseases. Legionnaires? disease has become very common infectious disease since it has first met with Turkish Hoteliers at Hotel İmbat in 1995. Turkish Hoteliers, Tour Operators, Tourism Authorities, Non Commercial Organizations and also Commercial Firms got many important experiences from this unexpected and unwanted situation.A huge percentage Turkish Hoteliers are aware about the risks of untreated waters in their hotels. Many of them are ready to fallow the new researches to implement their hotels about the Health and Safety risks that can be occurred to their guests. Turkish Health Ministry has been helping to prevent the Tourism Industry from the Health Risks including Legionella for decades.This study will help the Turkish Hoteliers to take the actions more effectively against the Legionnaires? disease risks. The results of hotels Legionnaires? disease documentation with in last 3 years of some chosen hotels in Kuşadası and Bodrum will give an idea about the position on management the risk of Legionnaires? disease. To have a safety operation the advices of authorities should be realised at the hotels. Managing the Crises is more expensive than managing the risk should never be forgotten.