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Implementation of a Legionella Ordinance for Multifamily Housing, Garland, Texas

2017; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 23; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/phh.0000000000000518

1550-5022

Ellen A. Spotts Whitney, Sarah Blake, Ruth L. Berkelman,

Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability

The incidence of legionellosis has sharply increased in the United States as a result of contaminated water systems. Jurisdictions across the country are considering whether to develop and implement regulations to protect individuals against Legionnaires' disease with its associated high morbidity and mortality.