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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 .
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 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]
American Cruise Lines found Legionella on its American Splendor vessel, the company said earlier this month.. The cruise line notified guests on a Lower Mississippi River sailing that a routine ...
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 ...
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 ...
2023 South Poland Legionellosis outbreak 2023 Poland Legionnaires' disease: 41 [322] [323] African mpox epidemic: 2023–present Worldwide, primarily Africa Mpox: 812 [324] 2023–2024 Bangsamoro measles outbreak: 2023–present Bangsamoro, Philippines Measles: 14 2023–2024 Oropouche virus disease outbreak: 2023–2024 Brazil Oropouche fever ...
Max Hauptman is a Trending Reporter for USA TODAY. He can be reached at MHauptman@gannett.com This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Legionnaires' disease outbreak: 5 people diagnosed in ...