Severe pneumonia due to legionella and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection necessitating medical evacuation from a cargo ship.

Cargo ships are at risk of disease outbreaks like Legionella and SARS-CoV-2 due to their cramped and shared conditions. A case of medical evacuation due to co-infection of Legionella pneumophila with SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for international infection control guidelines, information networks, and molecular epidemiological approaches for identifying infection routes.