| Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:
“Turning the Tide: The Role of Water Management to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease”
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CDC Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia
May 21, at 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Reports of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) cases and outbreaks are increasing in the United States. LD is a serious lung infection caused by breathing in small water droplets containing Legionella bacteria. Outbreaks are commonly associated with buildings or structures that have complex water systems, such as hotels and resorts, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and cruise ships.
Did you miss the live webcast of
“Building Local Response Capacity to Protect Families from Emerging Health Threats?”
Watch it at your convenience on our website.
From the Zika outbreak to natural disasters to the recent wildfires, the US has faced a series of complex public health emergencies. Each of these public health crises revealed a critical need for US public health and health care systems at the national, state, and more specifically the local levels to prepare for and rapidly respond to the unique needs of families.
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