Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015
During the summer of 2015, New York, New York, USA, had one of the largest and deadliest outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the history of the United States. A total of 138 cases and 16 deaths were linked to a single cooling tower in the South Bronx. Analysis of environmental samples and clinica...
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| author | Pascal Lapierre Elizabeth Nazarian Yan Zhu Danielle Wroblewski Amy Saylors Teresa Passaretti Scott Hughes Anthony Tran Ying Lin John Kornblum Shatavia S. Morrison Jeffrey W. Mercante Robert Fitzhenry Don Weiss Brian H. Raphael Jay K. Varma Howard A. Zucker Jennifer L. Rakeman Kimberlee A. Musser |
| author_facet | Pascal Lapierre Elizabeth Nazarian Yan Zhu Danielle Wroblewski Amy Saylors Teresa Passaretti Scott Hughes Anthony Tran Ying Lin John Kornblum Shatavia S. Morrison Jeffrey W. Mercante Robert Fitzhenry Don Weiss Brian H. Raphael Jay K. Varma Howard A. Zucker Jennifer L. Rakeman Kimberlee A. Musser |
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| description | During the summer of 2015, New York, New York, USA, had one of the largest and deadliest outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the history of the United States. A total of 138 cases and 16 deaths were linked to a single cooling tower in the South Bronx. Analysis of environmental samples and clinical isolates showed that sporadic cases of legionellosis before, during, and after the outbreak could be traced to a slowly evolving, single-ancestor strain. Detection of an ostensibly virulent Legionella strain endemic to the Bronx community suggests potential risk for future cases of legionellosis in the area. The genetic homogeneity of the Legionella population in this area might complicate investigations and interpretations of future outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05068abe271f4251ab44ec82a49a1be02022-12-22T03:39:45ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592017-11-0123111784179110.3201/eid2311.170308Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015Pascal LapierreElizabeth NazarianYan ZhuDanielle WroblewskiAmy SaylorsTeresa PassarettiScott HughesAnthony TranYing LinJohn KornblumShatavia S. MorrisonJeffrey W. MercanteRobert FitzhenryDon WeissBrian H. RaphaelJay K. VarmaHoward A. ZuckerJennifer L. RakemanKimberlee A. MusserDuring the summer of 2015, New York, New York, USA, had one of the largest and deadliest outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the history of the United States. A total of 138 cases and 16 deaths were linked to a single cooling tower in the South Bronx. Analysis of environmental samples and clinical isolates showed that sporadic cases of legionellosis before, during, and after the outbreak could be traced to a slowly evolving, single-ancestor strain. Detection of an ostensibly virulent Legionella strain endemic to the Bronx community suggests potential risk for future cases of legionellosis in the area. The genetic homogeneity of the Legionella population in this area might complicate investigations and interpretations of future outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0308_articleLegionnaires’ diseaselegionellosisLegionellaLegionella pneumophilabacteriaendemic strain |
| spellingShingle | Pascal Lapierre Elizabeth Nazarian Yan Zhu Danielle Wroblewski Amy Saylors Teresa Passaretti Scott Hughes Anthony Tran Ying Lin John Kornblum Shatavia S. Morrison Jeffrey W. Mercante Robert Fitzhenry Don Weiss Brian H. Raphael Jay K. Varma Howard A. Zucker Jennifer L. Rakeman Kimberlee A. Musser Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015 Emerging Infectious Diseases Legionnaires’ disease legionellosis Legionella Legionella pneumophila bacteria endemic strain |
| title | Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015 |
| title_full | Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015 |
| title_short | Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Caused by Endemic Strain of Legionella pneumophila, New York, New York, USA, 2015 |
| title_sort | legionnaires disease outbreak caused by endemic strain of legionella pneumophila new york new york usa 2015 |
| topic | Legionnaires’ disease legionellosis Legionella Legionella pneumophila bacteria endemic strain |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-0308_article |
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