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Rolling epidemic of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in small geographic areas

C. Raina MacIntyreSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South Wales2052SydneyNSWAustralia;College of Public Service & Community SolutionsArizona State University85004TempeAZUSA

Amalie DydaSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South Wales2052SydneyNSWAustralia

Chau Minh BuiSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South Wales2052SydneyNSWAustralia

Abrar Ahmad ChughtaiSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of New South Wales2052SydneyNSWAustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]

Pages 1-10 | Received 26 Sep 2017, Accepted 14 Dec 2017, Published online: 21 Mar 2018

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