Michigan Officials Defend Handling of Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak in Flint

The New York Times: Michigan health officials on Tuesday defended their handling of a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Flint after widespread criticism of their failure to promptly notify the public, and questions about state regulators’ cooperation with their local counterparts.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services also released emails related to its handling of the outbreak, in a seeming attempt to prove it sought a thorough investigation but was thwarted at times by local health officials in Genesee County, which includes Flint.

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