Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
Officials ordered immediate cleaning after preliminary tests found Legionella in 31 cooling towers and the cluster reached 46 confirmed cases.
- On Friday, July 10, New York City health officials identified the Guggenheim Museum as one of 31 Upper East Side properties whose cooling towers produced positive preliminary tests for Legionella bacteria during an outbreak investigation.
- The current cluster reached 46 confirmed cases in the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville areas, where Legionella bacteria generally grow in warm water and spread through building cooling towers.
- While the Guggenheim at 1071 Fifth Ave was among 19 properties that completed cleaning, officials stressed positive PCR results do not confirm the museum is the outbreak source, as tests cannot distinguish between live and dead bacteria.
- More than 50 people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires disease in connection with the Upper East Side cluster, and anyone who visited the area since late June is urged to contact a healthcare provider if symptoms develop.
- Last year, a major outbreak in Harlem traced to cooling towers resulted in seven deaths and sickened more than 100 people, though officials currently advise it is safe to shower and use home air conditioners.
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