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Rapid Identification of a Cooling Tower-Associated Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Supported by Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing of Environmental Samples, New York City, 2014-2015

Authors :
Isaac, Benowitz
Robert, Fitzhenry
Christopher, Boyd
Michelle, Dickinson
Michael, Levy
Ying, Lin
Elizabeth, Nazarian
Belinda, Ostrowsky
Teresa, Passaretti
Jennifer, Rakeman
Amy, Saylors
Elena, Shamoonian
Terry-Ann, Smith
Sharon, Balter
Source :
Journal of environmental health. 80(8)
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

We investigated an outbreak of eight Legionnaires’ disease cases among persons living in an urban residential community of 60,000 people. Possible environmental sources included two active cooling towers (air-conditioning units for large buildings)

Subjects

Subjects :
Article
respiratory tract diseases

Details

ISSN :
00220892
Volume :
80
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of environmental health
Accession number :
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