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Toxic vapor prompts radical change in New York City as city battles outbreak of deadly lung disease
Off the back of the outbreak, the city's Health Department plans on enforcing heftier penalties and ramping up reporting ...
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Public health experts concerned over drop in legionella inspections under Adams
William Fowler, deputy press secretary for Mayor Eric Adams, said the health department was able to test all the cooling ...
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City Hall walks back mayor’s claim that HIPAA protects buildings with Legionella
The Health Department has detected Legionella in at least 11 cooling towers, and those building owners have performed the ...
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Three Deaths, 67 People in NYC Diagnosed With Legionnaires’ Disease
HealthDay News — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City has infected 67 people and caused three deaths, health officials say. The cases have been reported in Central Harlem. Officials ...
NYC proposes stricter rules to combat Legionnaires’ disease as Harlem outbreak sparks concerns
The city Health Department is proposing stricter rules to combat Legionnaires’ disease amid one of the worst Legionnaires’ outbreaks in years that impacted Harlem.
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Why so many Legionnaires' cases in NY? Environmental and human factors may play a role.
New York City’s ongoing outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem, which has killed three people and sickened ...
Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City rises to 83 infections and 3 deaths
New York City health officials are continuing to investigate a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung ...
Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease sickens dozens, kills three: Here's what to know about the disease
The disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella, which grow in warm water and can spread in building ...
Legionnaires’ Outbreak In Harlem Leaves 3 Dead, Sickens 83
Three people have died, and 83 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported in Central Harlem since July 25.
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Legionnaires' disease cases rise, hospitalizations decrease in Central Harlem outbreak
More cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported in Central Harlem, but hospitalizations have decreased, health ...
Legionnaires' disease outbreak in NYC grows as Harlem leaders urge people to be cautious
A deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has set health and community leaders on a campaign to educate the ...
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Legionnaires' outbreak reaches Parkchester; 2 cases confirmed in the past year
The outbreak has sparked growing concern, especially as the Department of Health reports that two cases were confirmed in the Parkchester section of the Bronx in the past year.