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| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Brenner, Don J. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | The American Legion, Department of Pennsylvania, convention was held in Philadelphia in late July 1976. During and after the convention, 221 people developed pneumonia and 34 of them died from the disease or from associated $complications.^{ 1,2-3 }$ When news of the outbreak reached the Pennsylvania Department of Health on August 2, they invited the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to join in a massive investigation. The search for the source and cause of what became known as “Legionnaires' disease” became the largest epidemic investigation in the history of the CDC. Book Name: Legionellosis |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2017-0-66810-0&isbn=9781351073998&doi=10.1201/9781351073998-5&format=pdf |
| Ending Page | 38 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| Starting Page | 21 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781351073998-5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-01-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Legionellosis History and Philosophy of Science Outbreak Epidemic Pennsylvania Massive Invited Legion |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
