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 Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority.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.

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