Correia, Ana M.Ferreira, Joana S.Borges, VítorNunes, AlexandraGomes, BernardoCapucho, RuiGonçalves, JorgeAntunes, Delfina M.Almeida, SóniaMendes, AnaGuerreiro, MartaSampaio, Daniel A.Vieira, LuísMachado, JorgeSimões, Maria JoãoGonçalves, PauloGomes, João Paulo2016-02-192016-02-192016-02-04N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 4;374(5):497-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc15053560028-4793http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/3439Correspondence to the Editor.Legionnaires’ disease is an often severe form of pneumonia that is typically acquired by susceptible persons (e.g., elderly persons and smokers) through inhalation of aerosols that contain legionella species.1-4 A cluster of cases of this disease occurred in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal, in 2014.engLegionellaLegionnaires’ DiseaseTransmissionPerson-to-personOutbreakLegionella pneumophila/geneticsLegionella pneumophila/immunologyPortugalInfecções RespiratóriasDoença dos Legionáriosjournal article10.1056/NEJMc1505356