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New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak: Cooling towers, regulations, and lessons from 2015

A 2015 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, traced to a cooling tower at a hotel, forced New York City to address a problem ...

Harlem Hospital’s cooling towers sparked deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, Rev. Al Sharpton charges — as locals blame NYC-owned buildings

Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s ...

Deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak was ‘completely preventable,’ lawyer contends — putting NYC on lawsuit notice

Victims of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak gripping Harlem will sue the Big Apple for allegedly letting bacteria ...

Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City causes a 6th death, sickens 111 people. What is it, and how do you get it?

A Legionnaires' disease cluster in the Harlem area of New York City has caused six deaths and sickened over 110 people.

4th Legionnaires' disease death in NYC after cooling towers at city-run buildings tested positive

The Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem has been traced to 12 cooling towers, including several at city-run buildings, ...

How does Legionnaires’ disease spread? What to know about NYC outbreak

About one in 10 people who get sick from Legionnaires' disease die from the disease due to complications from illness, CDC ...

108 people sickened, 5 dead. How NYC is handling Legionnaires' outbreak

The NYC Health Department has recorded 108 cases of Legionnaires' disease in Central Harlem since the outbreak started July ...

Death toll from Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City rises to 6 and infections hit 111

New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where ...

Deadly NYC Legionnaires’ disease outbreak traced to 12 sites including cooling tower at Harlem Hospital

The health department offered five ZIP codes in central Harlem — 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, 10039 – that were at the center ...
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Sixth death confirmed in NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak

NEW YORK — A sixth person has died from the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, according to city health ...
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Fourth death linked to NYC Legionnaires' outbreak; Officials identify impacted cooling towers

Announcement of the latest death comes just hours after city officials identified 12 cooling towers in 10 Harlem buildings ...
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Lawsuit blames construction company for Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

A new lawsuit is accusing a construction company of neglecting to clean stormwater from the cooling towers behind the deadly ...