Provisional — subject to revision
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak · 2011–2012 · Pennsylvania
- 21
- Cases
- 6
- Deaths
- Closed
- Status
Suspected source
Contaminated hospital water system; inadequate surveillance/reporting (Hospital water system)
What happened
One of the most-cited VA outbreaks: at least 21 patients at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System contracted Legionnaires' disease across 2011–2012, with about six deaths, tied to the hospital water system and later found to have been worsened by reporting failures.
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Primary source: Contaminated hospital water system; inadequate surveillance/reporting. Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority. This page is for information only and is not medical or legal advice.