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  2. In 2002, seven people died and 180 people became ill as a result of the legionella outbreak at a council-owned arts and leisure facility in the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

  3. 5 people with Legionnaires' disease exposed through cooling ...

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    Legionnaires' disease is caused by inhaling water droplets contaminated with the Legionella bacteria. The bacteria can grow in water droplets from showers, hot tubs, faucets, cooling towers ...

  4. List of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks; Legionnaire's is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by gram negative, aerobic bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first reported outbreak was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1976 during a Legionnaires Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel .

  5. Pontiac fever - Wikipedia

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    [12] [13] An outbreak caused by Legionella micdadei in early 1988 in the UK became known as Lochgoilhead fever. [14] Since that time, other species of Legionella that cause Pontiac fever have been identified, most notably in New Zealand, in 2007 where Legionella longbeachae was discovered. The New Zealand outbreak also marked the first time ...

  6. Legionnaires' disease - Wikipedia

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    This was the second-deadliest outbreak since the 1976 outbreak and possibly the deadliest, as several people were buried before Legionnaires' disease had been diagnosed. [52] The world's largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease happened in July 2001, with people appearing at the hospital on 7 July, in Murcia, Spain. More than 800 suspected ...

  7. Legionnaires’ disease outbreak linked to cruise ship hot tubs ...

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    Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to cruise ship hot tubs, according to CDC reports. Infectious disease experts discuss symptoms and prevention.

  8. Legionella - Wikipedia

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    Legionella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid.It is known to cause legionellosis [3] (all illnesses caused by Legionella) including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever. [3]

  9. Cleveland Clinic Mercy taking precautions after Legionella ...

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    What is Legionnaires' disease? Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.