Suspected Legionnaires' Disease in Bogalusa

Case Study Title
Suspected Legionnaires' Disease in Bogalusa

Setting
Grocery store in Bogalusa, Lousiana

Type of Agent
Biological

Specific Agent
Legionella pneumophila

Modes of Transmission
aerosol inhalation

Competencies Addressed
Outbreak investigation

Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the relationship between and roles of state-based and Atlanta-based EIS officers in a field investigation.
2. Develop an epidemiologic case definition.
3. Calculate power for a case-control study.
4. Describe different sources of controls for a community-based outbreak.

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