# Legionella pneumophila outbreak — Tennessee, 1978-08
> **Water** · Confirmed · 39 ill / 0 hosp / 7 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-d932fb89aa2e
- **Date:** 1978-08
- **State:** Tennessee
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Hospital
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 39
- **Hospitalizations:** 0
- **Deaths:** 7
## Water exposure

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

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