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The 1976 Legionnaires' disease outbreak, occurring in the late summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States at an annual American Legion convention, was the first occasion in which a cluster of a particular type of pneumonia cases were determined to be caused by the Legionella pneumophila bacteria. Previous outbreaks were retroactively ...
1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak: Air conditioning: 221: 34: 15.4%: This was the first recognized outbreak of legionellosis, although earlier cases of legionellosis were later discovered to have occurred as far back as 1947. The Philadelphia outbreak, however, had the highest death rate. [7] [8] [9] 1978: Memphis, Tennessee ...
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The legionella bacteria responsible for the disease lives and multiplies in water areas like hot tubs, air conditioners, mist sprayers in grocery store produce departments, and water systems.
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Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to U.S. cruise ship hot tubs, according to reports.. Private outdoor hot tubs on the balconies of two cruise ships were pinpointed as ...
High levels of Legionella bacteria were found in a cooling tower at Embassy Suites Napa Valley, though none of the patients had visited the hotel. Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Napa County ...