Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks and Cooling Towers, New York City, New York, USA

Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks and Cooling Towers, New York City, New York, USA

The incidence of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States has been increasing since 2000. Outbreaks and clusters are associated with decorative, recreational, domestic, and industrial water systems, with the largest outbreaks being caused by cooling towers. Since 2006, 6 community-associated Legio...

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Main Authors: Robert Fitzhenry, Don Weiss, Dan Cimini, Sharon Balter, Christopher Boyd, Lisa Alleyne, Renee Stewart, Natasha McIntosh, Andrea Econome, Ying Lin, Inessa Rubinstein, Teresa Passaretti, Anna Kidney, Pascal Lapierre, Daniel Kass, Jay K. Varma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Legionnaires’ disease
legionellosis
environmental exposure
disease outbreaks
epidemiology
legislation
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/16-1584_article

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