• To reduce the incidence of travel associated legionnaires’ disease
• To prevent further cases through enhancing the identification and control of known sources of legionella
• To provide an early warning system to all collaborators and other public health officials

• To continue to develop and maintain the European surveillance scheme for travel associated legionnaires' disease (EWGLINET)
• To enhance the capability within the EU to detect common source outbreaks early, enabling member states to implement timely preventive action
• To inform all those that need to know about travel associated legionnaires' disease to promote primary preventive action and collaborative investigations
• To provide a dedicated website for enhancing EWGLI's information resource