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What is Legionnaires Disease?

 Caused by Legionella spp.

 More deadly presentation of legionellosis characterized by pneumonia. • Distinct from Pontiac Fever which is typically self limiting, non-pneumonia presentation

 Named after the first known outbreak discovered after a convention meeting of Legionnaires at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia in 1976.

 Initial outbreak species identified as/named Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1).

 Now over 50 known species, over half have been implicated in infection/disease