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Illness at Odd Fellows and Legion linked in mystery outbreak
Investigators study a potential link between a 1974 Odd Fellows convention illness and a 1976 American Legion outbreak in Philadelphia. Officials consider a toxin or poison as a possible cause after tracking cases among Legionnaires and Odd Fellows attendees across hotels and event sites. CDC and state health officials continue interviews and hotel inspections.
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Harrisburg
American Legion
Philadelphia
Dennis Lucey
David Fraser
Federal
Center For Disease Control
Odd Fellows
Samuel Patterson
Fraser
CDC
Odd Fellows Convention
The
Pennsylvania