Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (ABCs) Report Emerging Infections Program Network : Legionellosis, 2011

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ABCs Areas: California (3 county San Francisco Bay area); Colorado (5 county Denver area); Connecticut; Georgia (8 county Atlanta area); Maryland; Minnesota; New Mexico; New York (15 county Rochester and Albany areas); Oregon; Tennessee (20 urban counties)ABCs Population: The surveillance areas represent 36,360,182 persons. Source: National Center for Health Statistics bridged race vintage 2011 postcensal fileABCs Case Definition: Confirmed legionellosis case: A positive culture of any Legionella organism from a body site, detection of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine, or fourfold or greater rise in specific serum antibody titer to L. pneumophila serogroup 1 between acute and convalescent sera in a resident of a surveillance area in 2011.Apr2017 File \u2013 May 1, 2017Publication date from document properties.leg11.pdf201