A cluster of pneumonia cases in Tucumán, Argentina, was caused by legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, the Pan American Health Organization said.

Legionellosis or Legionnaires' disease affected more than 1 800 people in France in 2019 and caused 160 deaths. This emerging disease is caused by Legionella pneumophila, an environmental ...

The bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease has been detected at the Veterans Affairs Loma Linda Healthcare System, prompting further testing of all pneumonia patients. The Legionella ...

Legionella pneumophila, the most common organism in Legionnaires’ disease, was not found in any samples above 1 CFU at VA Loma Linda. There is no known safe level or type of Legionella, ...

The last known death in a cluster of cases was in 2018, and was linked to an outbreak of 18 cases in Upper Manhattan.. A 2018 health department analysis showed that between 200 and 700 cases were ...

An illness that has stricken 11 people in Argentina, killing four, may have been the result of Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, health officials said Saturday.