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Excess Pneumonia Mortality During a Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Flint, Michigan

2019-09-23

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<h4>Introduction</h4> From June 2014-October 2015, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) reported a Legionnaires’ disease (LD) outbreak in Genesee County, Michigan, of which Flint is the county seat. MDHHS’ final case count for the outbreak was 90 cases, including 10 deaths among Genesee County residents. As LD is not routinely tested for as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia, the size...

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DOI: 10.1101/19005942

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