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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 .
2012 outbreak of Salmonella; 2012–2013 flu season; 2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak; 2015 Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreaks; 2015 United States E. coli outbreak; 2015 United States H5N2 outbreak; 2016 United States Elizabethkingia outbreak; 2017–2018 United States flu season; 2018 United States adenovirus outbreak; 2019 New York measles ...
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 ...
Legionella is a common bacteria found in the environment and in water systems. It can cause a severe type of pneumonia - Legionnaires' disease - which impacts lungs, or a mild flu-like illness ...
Legionella bacteria, is commonly found in water and can cause a serious type of lung infection - Here’s everything we know about the disease. Legionella bacteria, is commonly found in water and ...
Five people have developed Legionnaires' disease following possible exposure to contaminated water droplets from a cooling tower in downtown Lincoln, New Hampshire, state health officials say.
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Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Napa County sickens 12, killing 1. Gregory Yee. August 4, 2022 at 2:06 AM. A welcome sign greets visitors along St. Helena Highway in Napa Valley.