Primary Recipient

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Amount

$407,500.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Legionella pneumophila (Legionella) is the causative agent of a severe pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease affects mainly the elderly and immune-compromised individuals. Each year, 8,000-18,000 people with legionellosis are hospi