1976 Philadelphia legionellosis outbreak

When

21 Jul 1976

Kind

Epidemic

Coordinates

39.95° N, 75.17° W

Description

first occasion of a cluster of a pneumonia cases later identified as Legionnaires' disease

Deaths

29

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Disease outbreak in Pennsylvania, United States

The 1976 Legionnaires' disease outbreak, occurring in the late summer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 diagnosed as being most probably caused by Legionella bacteria.

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