Harlem, Legionnaires' disease
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Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.
Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem has claimed a fourth life, with nearly 100 confirmed cases and more than a dozen people still hospitalized. For the first time, city officials have identified 12 cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella bacteria — including four city-owned buildings such as Harlem Hospital.
Two construction workers are suing over workplace safety after being hospitalized with Legionnaires’ disease amid a deadly outbreak in central Harlem. Their illnesses came after working near a Harlem Hospital Center cooling tower that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the disease.
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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, officials said.
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Healthbeat on MSNNew 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 that had long been suspected but never adequately addressed: the role of buildings in spreading Legionella bacteria through the air.