US Edition4th person dies after a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City
Health officials report three deaths and 92 cases in Harlem, with 15 patients hospitalized as containment efforts focus on 11 remediated cooling towers.
- At least 67 people in New York City have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria that grows in warm water, since July 25.
- A fourth person has died in connection with the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem, and the bacteria has been found in 12 cooling towers on 10 buildings, including city-run facilities.
- People usually develop symptoms like cough, fever, and shortness of breath between two days to two weeks after exposure to the Legionella bacteria, according to the CDC.
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Four people in Harlem’s New York neighborhood have died from an outbreak of legionellosis, an aggressive and life-threatening form of pneumonia, according to the New York City Department of Health.
4 dead as Legionnaires' disease continues to spread in NYC
HARLEM, Manhattan (WPIX) – A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Harlem, health officials in New York City have confirmed. The outbreak had sickened at least 99 people as of Thursday, 17 of whom were hospitalized, officials said. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia that is caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and spread through building water systems. The city's outbreak has been linked…
99 infected, 4 dead as Legionnaires’ disease continues to spread in Harlem
HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) – Legionnaires’ disease is continuing to spread in Harlem, leading to 99 people being infected and four people dying. Health officials announced on Thursday that 12 locations, including Harlem Hospital, had legionella bacteria in their cooling towers. The other locations include a city health clinic, a popular retail center on 125th Street, a CUNY college science building and the Harlem condo center on Lenox Avenue. …
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