TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - A Multidisciplinary Approach for the Control and Prevention of Legionellosis A1 - Raphael, Brian H. A1 - Lucas, Claressa E. A1 - Whitney, Cynthia G. A2 - Boulton, Matthew L. A2 - Wallace, Robert B. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e AB - Legionnaires’ disease is a unique bacterial pneumonia that is transmitted to individuals from environmental water sources contaminated with Legionella spp. The disease can be associated with both complex building water systems (e.g., in hospitals, institutions, long-term care facilities, hotels) and with community settings. Outbreaks involving community-associated Legionnaires’ disease cases can escalate rapidly and gain significant attention. In other situations, cases of Legionnaires’ disease may continue within buildings for extended periods of time before an outbreak is detected. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182665440 ER -