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Scarcity amid abundance: Navigating the waters of neoliberal austerity in Detroit
City &Society, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 91-101, August 2024.Abstract This article explores water politics, neoliberal austerity measures, and racial capitalism in contemporary Detroit. I detail how a city campaign of mass residential water shutoffs, begun in 2014 and effecting tens of thousands of Detroit households, has served as a weapon against poor communities of color to produce economic outcomes favorable
Thomas Abowd
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Risk science applied to major risk events in history
Risk Analysis, Volume 44, Issue 8, Page 1949-1958, August 2024.Abstract Major risk events in history are often labeled as black swans or as unforeseeable given the risk policies and procedures existing at the time. Hindsight suggests that many of these events could have been foreseeable. This article explores past risk events, (1) analyzes how risk science principles apply to those events, and (2) studies gaps and
Shital Thekdi, Terje Aven
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A CASE OF LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE IN 70-YEAR-OLD PATIENT: DELAYED DIAGNOSIS AFTER EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINATED HOTEL SHOWER [PDF]
Journal of IMABLegionellosis, an acute infectious disease, often manifests as Legionnaires' disease with severe pneumonia. Transmission occurs via inhalation of Legionella-contaminated aerosols generated by contaminated water systems, with increased susceptibility in ...
Viktoriya Trendafilova +2 more
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Mathematical Biosciences and EngineeringLegionnaires' disease (LD) is a largely understudied and underreported pneumonic environmentally transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Legionella. It primarily occurs in places with poorly maintained artificial sources of water. There is currently a
Mark Z. Wang +2 more
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Evaluation of the national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in Norway, 2008-2017
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background In Norway, Legionnaires’ disease is reportable upon clinical suspicion to public health authorities and mandatorily notifiable through the Norwegian surveillance system for communicable diseases (MSIS) for both clinicians and laboratories.
Cecilia Wolff +4 more
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2016 Cerebral and cerebellar symptoms are frequently associated with Legionnaires’ disease. However, corresponding brain lesions are difficult to demonstrate using either computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Hiromitsu Ohta +5 more
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Legionella and legionnaires' disease: An overview
Journal of Acute Disease, 2019 Legionellosis is the generic term used to describe infections caused by different varieties of Legionella spp., including Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a severe and potentially fatal form of pneumonia, and Pontiac fever, a self-limited flu-like illness ...
Nabi Jomehzadeh +3 more
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Indirect immunofluorescence test for serodiagnosis of Legionnaires disease: evidence for serogroup diversity of Legionnaires disease bacterial antigens and for multiple specificity of human antibodies [PDF]
, 1979 H W Wilkinson, B J Fikes, D D Cruce
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019 Legionella causes 2–15% of community acquired pneumonia cases that require hospitalization and it is the second most common cause of serious pneumonia that needs admission in an intensive care unit.
Aayesha J. Soni, Alan Peter
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Detection of Legionnaires disease bacteria by direct immunofluorescent staining [PDF]
, 1978 William B. Cherry +6 more
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