Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease Among Automotive Plant Workers – Ohio 2001

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Allan, T. ; Horgan, T. ; Koch, E. ; Nowicki, S. ; Parrish, M. K. ; Salehi, Ellen ; Scaife, H.
• Description:
  During March 12--15, 2001, four cases of Legionnaires' disease (LD) among workers at an automotive engine manufacturing plant (plant X) were reported to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Cleveland, Ohio; all four diagnoses were confirmed by Legionella urine antigen. Illness onset among the four workers occurred during March 2--4; two workers died. Beginning March 14, CDC assisted state and local health departments with an investigation to identify new cases and potential sources of Legionella transmission in the plant. This report summarizes the investigation; findings indicate an epidemiologic association with exposure to one of the plant finishing lines but did not identify a specific source. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automobiles Case Reports Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Automotive-industry Case-studies Diseases Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Risk-analysis Risk-factors Worker-health Workers

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021691
• Citation:
  MMWR 2001 May; 50:(18):357-359
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183243/cdc_183243_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 38.96 KB ]