Vance Paula H, Schaeffer Fran, Trevino Ernest, Weissfeld Alice S
Microbiology Specialists Incorporated, Houston, Texas.
Clin Microbiol Newsl. 2015 Aug 1;37(15):119-123. doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2015.07.003. Epub 2015 Jul 26.
In July 1976, the American Legion held a conference at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, to celebrate the nation's bicentennial. This convention resulted in transmission of a gram-negative bacterium to over 200 attendees, who developed a respiratory illness; 34 deaths were attributed to the infections. An investigation of the illness revealed a bacterium that had not been documented before. The disease became known as Legionnaires' disease, and the etiological agent was subsequently named . This is the story of , with special emphasis on its ecological niche, the diagnosis of human infection, and its isolation from the environment. There are only a handful of diseases that debuted in the 20th or 21st century. They include Legionnaires' disease (the subject of this review), Lyme disease, AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and West Nile virus.
1976年7月，美国退伍军人协会在宾夕法尼亚州费城的贝尔维尤斯特拉特福酒店举行会议，庆祝美国建国200周年。这次大会导致一种革兰氏阴性细菌传播给200多名与会者，这些人患上了呼吸道疾病；34人死亡归因于感染。对该疾病的调查发现了一种以前未记录过的细菌。这种疾病后来被称为军团病，其病原体随后被命名为……这就是……的故事，特别强调其生态位、人类感染的诊断以及从环境中分离该病原体。在20世纪或21世纪首次出现的疾病寥寥无几。它们包括军团病（本综述的主题）、莱姆病、艾滋病、严重急性呼吸综合征（SARS）、中东呼吸综合征（MERS）和西尼罗河病毒。
