Editing Pontiac fever (section)

==Cause==
Species of ''Legionella'' known to cause Pontiac fever include ''[[Legionella pneumophila]]'', ''[[Legionella longbeachae]]'', ''[[Legionella feeleii]]'', ''[[Legionella micdadei]]'', and ''[[Legionella anisa]]''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Phin |first1=Nick |last2=Parry-Ford |first2=Frances |last3=Harrison |first3=Timothy |last4=Stagg |first4=Helen R |last5=Zhang |first5=Natalie |last6=Kumar |first6=Kartik |last7=Lortholary |first7=Olivier |last8=Zumla |first8=Alimuddin |last9=Abubakar |first9=Ibrahim |title=Epidemiology and clinical management of Legionnaires' disease |url=https://www.leadingageny.org/home/assets/File/Legionella%20Review_Lancet.pdf |journal=The Lancet Infectious Diseases |date=October 2014 |volume=14 |issue=10 |pages=1011–1021 |doi=10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70713-3 |pmid=24970283 }}</ref> Sources of the causative agents are aquatic systems and [[potting soil]]. The first outbreak caused by inhalation of [[Aerosolization|aerosolized]] potting soil was discovered in New Zealand in January 2007. A total of 10 workers at a nursery came down with Pontiac fever. It was the first identification of ''L. longbeachae''.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=CRAMP |first1=G. J. |last2=HARTE |first2=D. |last3=DOUGLAS |first3=N. M. |last4=GRAHAM |first4=F. |last5=SCHOUSBOE |first5=M. |last6=SYKES |first6=K. |title=An outbreak of Pontiac fever due to ''Legionella longbeachae'' serogroup 2 found in potting mix in a horticultural nursery in New Zealand |journal=Epidemiology and Infection |date=28 September 2009 |volume=138 |issue=1 |pages=15–20 |doi=10.1017/S0950268809990835 |doi-access=free |pmid=19781115 }}</ref> Pontiac fever does not spread from person to person. It is acquired through aerosolization of water droplets and/or potting soil containing ''Legionella'' bacteria.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Lauri A. Hicks |author2=Laurel E. Garrison |url=http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2012/chapter-3-infectious-diseases-related-to-travel/legionellosis-legionnaires-disease-and-pontiac-fever.htm |title=Legionellosis (Legionnaires' Disease & Pontiac Fever) - Chapter 3 - 2012 Yellow Book - Travelers' Health - CDC |publisher=C.cdc.gov |date=2011-07-01 |access-date=2013-04-08}}</ref>