The Philly Killer at 50

Legionella bacteria

Legionnaires’ disease has never been more prevalent. So how did we forget it?

When a mysterious ailment began killing veterans that had attended a Legionnaire’s conference in Philadelphia in 1976, the media called it the epidemic of the century. And now it’s on the rise again.

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About Sarah Everts

I’m an award-winning science journalist and journalism professor at Carleton University based in Ottawa, Canada. I’ve written for a variety of publications including Scientific American, New Scientist, Smithsonian, Guardian, Time, Chemical & Engineering News and others. I have a Master of Journalism from Carleton University, a Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science in Biophysics from the University of Guelph.