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Many studies describe the frequency and severity of <jats:italic>Legionella<\/jats:italic> spp. contamination in spa pools, natural pools, hotels and ships, but there is no study analysing the environmental monitoring of <jats:italic>Legionella<\/jats:italic> on board trains. The aims of the present study were to conduct periodic and precise environmental surveillance of <jats:italic>Legionella<\/jats:italic> spp. in water systems and water tanks that supply the toilet systems on trains, to assess the degree of contamination of such structures and to determine the effectiveness of decontamination.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A comparative pre-post ecological study was conducted from September 2006 to January 2011. A total of 1,245 water samples were collected from plumbing and toilet water tanks on passenger trains. The prevalence proportion of all positive samples was calculated. The unpaired <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test was performed to evaluate statistically significant differences between the mean load values before and after the decontamination procedures; statistical significance was set at <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009\u2264\u20090.05.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In the pre-decontamination period, 58% of the water samples were positive for <jats:italic>Legionella<\/jats:italic>. Only <jats:italic>Legionella pneumophila<\/jats:italic> was identified: 55.84% were serogroup 1, 19.03% were serogroups 2\u201314 and 25.13% contained both serogroups. The mean bacterial load value was 2.14\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\u2009CFU\/L. During the post-decontamination period, 42.75% of water samples were positive for <jats:italic>Legionella<\/jats:italic> spp.; 98.76% were positive for <jats:italic>Legionella pneumophila<\/jats:italic>: 74.06% contained serogroup 1, 16.32% contained serogroups 2\u201314 and 9.62% contained both. The mean bacterial load in the post-decontamination period was 1.72\u2009\u00d7\u200910<jats:sup>3<\/jats:sup>\u2009CFU\/L. According to the <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>-test, there was a statistically significant decrease in total bacterial load until approximately one and a half year after beginning the decontamination programme (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0097).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study indicates that systematic environmental surveillance could be a useful approach for assessing the risk of exposure to <jats:italic>Legionella<\/jats:italic> bacteria, which still represents a public health threat. 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