Outbreaks of Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infection--Ohio, Texas, and New York, 1993

Abstract

From June through November 1993, three outbreaks of acute respiratory illness (ARI) occurred in institutional settings in Ohio, Texas, and New York. This report summarizes investigations by state and local public health officials, military personnel, and CDC, which indicate that Mycoplasma pneumoniae was the cause of these outbreaks.