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The first outbreak in Hotel Rio Park occurred in 1973, four tourists died, but at the time it was not recognized as Legionnaires' disease until a subsequent outbreak in the same hotel in 1977. [6] 1976: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States: 1976 Philadelphia Legionnaires' disease outbreak: Air conditioning: 221: 34: 15.4%
About 8,000 to 18,000 cases of Legionnaires' disease occur each year in the United States, according to the Bureau of Communicable Disease Control. [45] Between 1995 and 2005, over 32,000 cases of Legionnaires' disease and more than 600 outbreaks were reported to the European Working Group for Legionella Infections.
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]
The symptoms of the disease usually show up within two to 10 days of bacteria inhalation, and include headache, muscle pain, chills, and a fever of 104 degrees Fahrenheit or higher.
Legionella bacteria, is commonly found in water and can cause a serious type of lung infection - Here’s everything we know about the disease
L. pneumophila is the primary causative organism for Legionnaires disease, responsible for over 90% of cases within the United States. [43] Roughly 2 out of 100,000 people are infected each year in the European Union (EU), with an infection rate of approximately 5 per 100,000 in Italy. [44]
Officials are investigating the source of the outbreak at an assisted living facility for seniors in Albany
[21] [22] According to the World Health Organization, approximately 10 million new TB infections occur every year, and 1.5 million people die from it each year – making it the world's top infectious killer (before COVID-19 pandemic). [21] However, there is a lack of sources which describe major TB epidemics with definite time spans and death ...