# Legionella pneumophila outbreak — Connecticut, 1976-11
> **Water** · Confirmed · 28 ill / 19 hosp / 12 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-a4ecbdc50b55
- **Date:** 1976-11
- **State:** Connecticut
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Community/municipality
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 28
- **Hospitalizations:** 19
- **Deaths:** 12
## Water exposure

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

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