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Notes from the field: Increase in reported legionellosis - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June-September 2013.
[legionellosis]
In
early
July
2013
,
the
City
of
Milwaukee
Health
Department
(
MHD
)
was
notified
by
the
Wisconsin
Division
of
Public
Health
of
an
increase
in
reported
cases
of
legionellosis
in
southeastern
Wisconsin
.
Legionellosis
is
a
reportable
disease
to
state
and
local
public
health
authorities
in
Wisconsin
.
During
June
1
-
September
30
,
2013
,
a
total
of
58
clinically
diagnosed
cases
of
Legionnaires
'
disease
,
confirmed
by
laboratory
testing
,
were
reported
in
Milwaukee
County
,
more
than
twice
the
number
of
total
annual
case
reports
in
each
of
the
previous
5
years
.
Forty
-
five
(
78
%
)
of
these
cases
were
reported
in
the
city
of
Milwaukee
.
The
median
age
of
county
patients
was
53
years
(
range
=
29
-
77
years
)
;
all
but
one
was
hospitalized
,
and
no
deaths
were
reported
.
MHD
received
one
report
of
a
death
attributed
to
legionellosis
in
the
county
during
this
period
.
