Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever)
Additional Resources
- General Information on Legionellosis
- Reporting and Surveillance
- Additional Resources for Clinicians
- Additional Resources for Employers
- Additional Resources for Other Health Professionals
General Information on Legionellosis
- Legionella (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Legionnaires' Disease: Use water management programs in buildings to help prevent outbreaks. CDC Vital Signs, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Legionella and the Prevention of Legionellosis. World Health Organization (WHO).
- Legionellosis: Fact Sheet. World Health Organization (WHO).
Reporting and Surveillance
- National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Additional Resources for Clinicians
- Legionella (Legionnaires' Disease and Pontiac Fever): For Clinicians. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- Legionnaires' Disease. Mayo Health Clinic.
Additional Resources for Employers
- Toolkit: Developing a Legionella Water Management Program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Technologies for Legionella Control in Premise Plumbing Systems: Scientific Literature Review. Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
- ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2021 for Legionnaires' Disease Risk Management. Standard 188-2021. American National Standards Institute (ANSI), American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- Guideline 12-2000, Minimizing the Risk of Legionellosis Associated with Building Water Systems 2000. American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
- Miskowski, D. An Overview of Legionella Analysis. EMSL Analytical Inc.
- Water Safety in Buildings. World Health Organization (WHO).
- Legionellosis Guideline: Best Practices for Control of Legionella. Cooling Technology Institute.
- Legionella in Building Water Systems Protocol for Sample Collection. PathCon Laboratories.
- Controlling Legionella in Hot Tubs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Legionella Workshop (Video Archive). Emory University.
- Prevention of Health Care-Associated Legionnaires Disease, JAMA Network Open, Vol.1, No. 2
Additional Resources for Other Health Professionals
Legionellosis Instructional Videos. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).