# Legionella pneumophila outbreak — Rhode Island, 2018-08
> **Water** · Confirmed · 3 ill / 2 hosp / 2 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-bd36f6a4bbba
- **Date:** 2018-08
- **State:** Rhode Island
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Long-term care/nursing home/assisted living facility
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 3
- **Hospitalizations:** 2
- **Deaths:** 2
## Water exposure

- **Exposure:** Drinking water
- **Water type:** Community

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