Vital signs: Deficiencies in environmental control identified in outbreaks of legionnaires’ disease-North America, 2000-2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 22, 2016, Pages 576-584

  Garrison, Laurel E ^a   Kunz, Jasen M ^b   Cooley, Laura A ^a   Moore, Matthew R ^a   Lucas, Claressa ^a   Schrag, Stephanie ^a   Sarisky, John ^b   Whitney, Cynthia G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; NORTH AMERICA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84973640886     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6522e1     Document Type: Article

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