| Abstract: |
| Some diseases have transmission pathways which rely on interaction with an environmental reservoir. One such disease is Legionnaires` disease (LD), an atypical pneumonia caused by the inhalation of bacteria of the genus Legionella suspended in aerosolized water. In 2018, there were nearly 10,000 LD cases reported by health departments in the United States. True incidence should be higher as LD is likely underdiagnosed. We develop and analyze an ODE-based model to examine the various factors that may have contributed to the increase in LD outbreaks. |
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