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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 ...
One of the biggest investigations in medical history began when a mysterious killer disease broke out during independence celebrations in Philadelphia in 1976: Legionnaires' disease. NOVA traces the search for a cause and cure—a search bedeviled by false trails, accusations of incompetence and cover-up, and increasing urgency as the death ...
1947 New York City smallpox outbreak; 1962-1965 rubella epidemic [2] 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak; 1976 swine flu outbreak; 1987 Carroll County cryptosporidiosis outbreak; 1990–1991 Philadelphia measles outbreak; 1993 Four Corners hantavirus outbreak; 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak; 1993 Milwaukee ...
1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic; 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak; 1990–1991 Philadelphia measles outbreak; C.
What is Legionnaires' disease? A picture taken on May 17, 2019 shows an antigen test for quick detection and a culture of the Legionella pneumophila bacteria at the UZ Gent hospital.
Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Napa County sickens 12, killing 1. Gregory Yee. August 4, 2022 at 2:06 AM. ... though other sources of Legionella in the area are possible. ...
Legionella” is named after the American Legion convention where the first outbreak occurred, killing 34 people and sickening 221 individuals in 1976. [2] It occurred in Philadelphia during the convention for the association of the U.S. veterans.