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Legionnaires’ disease. Description of an epidemic of pneumonia.

Publication Details

New Engl. J. Med., 297, 1189-97. 1977 CE.

First major scientific account. With 11 co-authors. Legionnaire's disease acquired its name after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" sickened 221 persons, causing 34 deaths. The people affected were attending a convention of the American Legion.

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Entry Number#3215.7
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/4380
Author Bio Linkcdc.gov ↗
External URLlegionnaires-disease-description-of-an-epidemic-of-pneumonia