50 years on, Legionnaire's disease cases are rising in Australia

Shelby Traynor and Belinda Smith · ABC News (AU)

Published 14 Oct 2026, 5:30 am·1 d ago·1 min read

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In 1976, a serious pneumonia started killing veterans in the United States. Now, despite knowing the cause, cases of Legionnaires' disease are still on the rise.

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