Legionnaires disease associated with potable water in a hotel—Ocean City, Maryland, October 2003-February 2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Feb 25, 2005 by D. Goeller, D. Blythe, M. Davenport, M. Blackburn, B. Flannery, C. Lucas, B. Fields, M. Moore, A.D. Castel, L. Hicks

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Reported by: D Goeller, MS, Worcester County Health Dept, Snow Hill; D Blythe, MD, M Davenport, MD, M Blackburn, MPH, Maryland Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene. B Flannery, PhD, C Lucas, PhD, B Fields, PhD, M Moore, MD, Div of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases; AD Castel, MD, L Hicks, DO, EIS officers, CDC.