NYC Legionnaires' Outbreak: Deadly Cluster and Cooling Tower Concerns
TL;DR
Inspections for Legionella bacteria in NYC cooling towers have plummeted to a record low due to staffing shortages, potentially contributing to a recent outbreak in East Harlem that has sickened 73 and caused 3 deaths, highlighting the importance of regular inspections to prevent deadly disease spread.
- Legionnaires' inspections sank to near-record low ahead of NYC outbreak Gothamist
- An obscure disease keeps spreading through air conditioning USA Today
- Harlem Legionnaires' outbreak: 3 dead, 73 sickened in Harlem, 11 cooling towers remediated ABC7 New York
- City won’t say which buildings are impacted by Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak Crain's New York Business
- 3 dead and at least 67 sick from growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City ABC News
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