Provisional — subject to revision
Illinois Veterans' Home at Quincy, Quincy, IL
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak · Summer 2015 · Illinois
- 50
- Cases
- 12
- Deaths
- Closed
- Status
Suspected source
Aging potable water system (pressure-valve failure) plus a cooling tower (Senior living / assisted)
What happened
A summer-2015 Legionnaires' outbreak at the Illinois Veterans' Home at Quincy killed 12 and sickened more than 50; the CDC confirmed the aging water system and a cooling tower as the source. Later years brought further cases.
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Primary source: Aging potable water system (pressure-valve failure) plus a cooling tower. Figures are provisional and may be revised or withdrawn by the reporting authority.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.