Immediate Closures and Violations Identified During Routine Inspections of Public Aquatic Facilities — Network for Aquatic Facility Inspection Surveillance, Five States, 2013

• Published in: MMWR. Surveillance summaries Vol. 65; no. 5; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Hlavsa, Michele C., Gerth, Taryn R., Collier, Sarah A., Dunbar, Elizabeth L., Rao, Gouthami, Epperson, Gregory, Bramlett, Becky, Ludwig, David F., Gomez, Diana, Stansbury, Monty M., Miller, Freeman, Warren, Jeffrey, Nichol, Jim, Bowman, Harry, Huynh, Bao-An, Loewe, Kara M., Vincent, Bob, Tarrier, Amanda L., Shay, Timothy, Wright, Robert, Brown, Allison C., Kunz, Jasen M., Fullerton, Kathleen E., Cope, James R., Beach, Michael J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 20.05.2016
• Subjects: Facility Regulation and Control; Humans; Public Facilities - legislation & jurisprudence; Public Facilities - standards; Public Health; Swimming Pools - legislation & jurisprudence; Swimming Pools - standards; United States

Aquatic facility-associated illness and injury in the United States include disease outbreaks of infectious or chemical etiology, drowning, and pool chemical-associated health events (e.g., respiratory distress or burns). These conditions affect persons of all ages, particularly young children, and...