Desarrollo reglamentario y preventivo de la legionelosis en España

In spam, a considerable preventive legislative development has taken place. In reference to the biological agent Legionella pneumophila and the legionnaires' disease, certain amount of legislative implications has been a constant evolution result. The object of the study is the contribution to the preventive generic and epidemiological knowledge of the disease, as much from the national point of view like of the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. Basic aspects for the preventive hygienic control, including medical and legislative references, are approached. The combined analysis of criteria will lead to the reflexive present positioning referred to the elimination, control and dispersion of the bacterium.