National observatory · English edition
LEGIONELLA ANALYSIS ITALY
NATIONAL OBSERVATORY
Open regional dataset, public REST API and an annual technical report on Legionella in Italy. Built for researchers, public-health agencies and science journalists working across Europe.
Open data, peer-citable methodology, transparent API
The English edition exposes the resources most useful for international academic and journalistic citation — PubMed, Google Scholar, ECDC, WHO.
National Observatory
Open regional database, public REST API, press room, methodology aligned with the Italian State-Regions Agreement (7 May 2015) and UNI EN ISO 11731:2017.
Open the observatory →Open Dataset (CC BY 4.0)
Regional dataset on Legionella cases and environmental sampling. CSV / JSON / XML downloads with reproducible citation. Ideal for PubMed citations and ECDC cross-references.
Download dataset →State of Legionella Italy — Annual Report
Annual flagship publication of the Italian Observatory: 1,200+ technical inspections analysed, 5 key findings, 3 anonymised case studies and 5 operational recommendations.
Read the 2025 report →Public REST API
Documented endpoints for regional incidence, national trend and per-sector breakdown. Transparent rate limit and machine-readable schema for academic reuse.
API documentation →Technical Glossary
30+ technical terms used in Legionella prevention and laboratory practice: biofilm, copper-silver ionization, dead-leg, serogroup 1, CFU/L, hyperchlorination.
Open the glossary →Contact & Press
Direct contact for press enquiries, academic collaborations, ambassador programme applications and dataset access requests.
Get in touch →Questions from academics and journalists
Quick answers on governance, licensing, API access and methodological alignment with ECDC and WHO standards.
Who runs the National Legionella Observatory Italy?
The observatory is published by 123 Legionella, an Italian editorial and technical project that aggregates and harmonises data from the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and a network of 1,200+ technical inspections carried out by ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories across 21 Italian regions.
Can I cite the dataset in a peer-reviewed paper?
Yes. The dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0). A ready-to-use APA 7 citation is provided on the dataset page and a Zenodo DOI is available for each annual report.
Is there a public REST API for the dataset?
Yes. A documented REST API exposes regional incidence, national trend and per-sector breakdown. See the API documentation page for endpoints, parameters, curl examples and the published rate limit.
How is the methodology aligned with international standards?
Environmental sampling and analysis follow UNI EN ISO 11731:2017 (culture method, BCYE selective agar, 7–10 days at 36 °C). Risk assessment criteria reference the Italian National Guidelines (State-Regions Agreement, 7 May 2015) and the ISS thresholds, which are themselves consistent with the WHO Water Safety Plan approach and the ECDC ELDSNet protocol.