Legionnaires' disease showed that Legionnaires' disease was responsible and the immediate epidemiological investigation traced the source of the infection to the air-conditioning cooling tower on the roof of Stafford District Hospital. In March 1999, a large outbreak in the Netherlands occurred during the Westfriese Flora flower exhibition in Bovenkarspel; 318 people became ill and at least 32 people died. This was the second-deadliest outbreak since the 1976 outbreak and possibly the deadliest, as several people were buried before Legionnaires' disease had been diagnosed. The world's largest outbreak of Legionnaires' disease happened in July 2001 with people appearing at the hospital on July
2018 American salmonella outbreak 2018 American salmonella outbreak The 2018 American salmonella outbreak was an American disaster in which over 250 people were sickened by chicken salad contaminated with salmonella. Other outbreaks were confirmed with turkey identified as the cause. The chicken salad was made by an Iowa-based food processing company Triple T Specialty Meats and distributed in Fareway supermarket. One person in Iowa died, and more than 90 others were hospitalized. At least 48 lawsuits have been filed against Triple-T and Fareway from outbreak victims. It was reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention that since last November 164 people had