# Legionella pneumophila outbreak — Ohio, 2019-05
> **Water** · Confirmed · 16 ill / 14 hosp / 2 deaths
## Outbreak
- **NORS ID:** NORS-f1696bd7cc02
- **Date:** 2019-05
- **State:** Ohio
- **Primary mode:** Water
- **Etiology:** Legionella pneumophila (serogroup 1)
- **Etiology status:** Confirmed
- **Setting:** Hospital
## Impact
- **Illnesses:** 16
- **Hospitalizations:** 14
- **Deaths:** 2
## Water exposure

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

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