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Volume 27, Number 7—July 2021
Dispatch

Pneumococcal Disease Outbreak at a State Prison, Alabama, USA, September 1–October 10, 20181

Guillermo V. SanchezComments to Author , Constance L. Bourne, Sherri L. Davidson, Mark Ellis, Leora R. Feldstein, Katherine Fay, Nicole E. Brown, Evelyn F. Geeter, Lytasha L. Foster, Charlotte Gilmore, Mary G. McIntyre, Burnestine Taylor, Srinivasan Velusamy, Sopio Chochua, and Almea M. Matanock
Author affiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (G.V. Sanchez, L.R. Feldstein, K. Fay, N.E. Brown, S. Velusamy, S. Chochua, A.M. Matanock); Alabama Department of Public Health, Montgomery, Alabama, USA (G.V. Sanchez, C.L. Bourne, S.L. Davidson, M. Ellis, E.F. Geeter, L.L. Foster, C. Gilmore, M.G. McIntyre, B. Taylor)

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Epidemic curve of identified cases among inmates in study of pneumococcal disease outbreak at a state prison, Alabama, USA, September 1–October 10, 2018. Date of first symptom onset is shown. Healthcare unit visit date was used when symptom onset date was not known. Two suspected cases without a clear onset date were excluded from this graph.

Figure. Epidemic curve of identified cases among inmates in study of pneumococcal disease outbreak at a state prison, Alabama, USA, September 1–October 10, 2018. Date of first symptom onset is shown. Healthcare unit visit date was used when symptom onset date was not known. Two suspected cases without a clear onset date were excluded from this graph.

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1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019 Epidemic Intelligence Service conference, April 29–May 2, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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