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-==Overview==
-==Historical perspective==
-* The organism was first recognized in 1976 during an outbreak at an American Legion Convention in Philadelphia.Legionellosis refers to the two clinical syndromes caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella:
-Legionnaires' disease is the more common syndrome of pneumonia caused by Legionella species
-Pontiac fever is an acute, febrile, self-limited illness that has been linked to Legionella species
-==References==
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