At a glance
Explore CDC's resources for investigating individual cases and outbreaks of Legionnaires' disease.
Environmental resources
Environmental Assessment and Sampling Resources
Explore our resources for the environmental part of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigations.
Fact sheets
Fact sheet on Legionnaires' disease, including symptoms, risk groups, diagnosis, and treatment.
What Clinicians Need to Know about Legionnaires' Disease
What Clinicians Need to Know about Legionnaires’ Disease
Line list templates
This line list includes variables that could be associated with community exposure.
This line list includes variables that could be associated with healthcare settings.
This line list includes variables that could be associated with travel.
Patient interview tools
Cruise Ship Questionnaire Template
Collect epidemiologic data about possible cruise ship exposures with this template.
Medical Record Abstraction Form Template
Customize this form to collect clinical and epidemiologic data about suspected cases.
Other resources
CDC Laboratory Guidance for Processing Environmental Samples
Information on collection and concentration of water samples, formulas for media, and more.
Toolkit: Developing a Legionnaires' Disease Laboratory Response Plan
CDC resources to prepare an effective Legionnaires' disease laboratory response plan.