Health Advisory: Legionellosis
New York State (NYS) has a high burden of Legionellosis. Clinical suspicion for the possibility of Legionnaires’ disease coupled with culture of respiratory secretions is critical to the identification of and intervention in community clusters. Legionellosis occurs year-round, with increased incidence during the summer and early fall and cannot be distinguished from other causes of pneumonia on clinical or radiologic grounds and requires diagnostic testing in hospitalized or at-risk patients with suspected pneumonia.
