Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks and Cooling Towers

The article is question is about Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreaks and Cooling Towers, New York City, New York, USA’, by Robert Fitzhenry,1 Don Weiss,1 Dan Cimini, Sharon Balter, Christopher Boyd, Lisa Alleyne, Renee Stewart, Natasha McIntosh, Andrea Econome, Ying Lin, Inessa Rubinstein, Teresa Passaretti, Anna Kidney, Pascal Lapierre, Daniel Kass,2 Jay K. Varma

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.161584

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Based on the article uploaded/listed, please answer the following questions:

1. Describe the event.

1. Which individuals experienced the event?
2. When did they experience the event?
3. Where are the individuals who have experienced the event?
4. What environmental factors are associated with the event?
5. Given the differences in resources, how well were available resources used?
6. Evaluate the process; describe how you would have done things differently given the location, resources, and particular event.
7. Going forward, what screening mechanisms should be put in place to detect these conditions early?  Please provide references and be as detailed as possible. Thank you.