# Legionella pneumophila outbreak — New York, 1978-08
> **Water** · Confirmed · 57 ill / 0 hosp / 3 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-18691548f660
- **Date:** 1978-08
- **State:** New York
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Factory/industrial facility
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 57
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 3
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Other/Environmental water
- **Water type:** —

## Source
- [NORS Dashboard](https://wwwn.cdc.gov/norsdashboard/)
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