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A fourth person has died, and over 100 people have been sickened with Legionnaires’ disease — 15 of them currently hospitalized — amid an outbreak in central Harlem in New York City, health officials said Thursday. The disease was initially detected on July 25. Since then, the New York City Department of Health has been investigating the cluster and linked …

Sonoma County health officials said the case is an isolated incident, with no concern of larger outbreak. An elderly Sebastopol man has died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease, a serious form of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria, Sonoma County health officials said Friday morning. County Interim Health Officer Karen Smith said the death is being investigated as a “sporadic case,” …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Health officials in New York City say a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem has grown to 99 cases, including four deaths. Health officials suspect the bacteria that causes the disease, Legionella, originated cooling towers — devices that uses water to cool large buildings and then disperse mist into the air. If the water inside …

Sakshi Venkatraman BBC News Getty Images Four people in New York City’s Harlem neighbourhood have died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, an aggressive and potentially deadly form of pneumonia. The city has seen 99 confirmed cases with 17 people in hospital with the infection, according to the New York City Department of Health. Officials have traced the outbreak back …

NEW YORK — A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials disclosed Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria are in city-run buildings. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July. Seventeen people were hospitalized as of …

NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials disclosed Thursday as they revealed that some cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria are in city-run buildings. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July. Seventeen people were hospitalized as …

A fourth person has died in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, while the number of those stricken with the severe pneumonia increased to 99, up from 90 earlier in the week, the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported Thursday. The new tallies came hours after city officials disclosed that several buildings housing government programs are among …

HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — New York City officials announced another death on Thursday in connection to the Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem, just hours after identifying 12 cooling towers in 10 Harlem buildings that tested positive for the disease. The update comes weeks after the start of the outbreak that has now resulted in 99 cases and four deaths.. Officials say …

It’s been a constant point of tension for many of the residents in the areas affected by this summer’s outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, which has killed three people so far. While the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said it’s pinpointed 11 buildings with active Legionella bacteria, officials have not been willing to release their locations — only identifying …

Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City causes 3 deaths, sickens 90 people. What is it, and how do you get it?  yahoo.com NYC Legionnaires’ disease cases rise to 90 as city health officials propose new cooling tower regulations  CNN Central Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak: Legionnaires’ town hall set to be held due to cluster, 3 deaths  ABC7 New York Legionnaires’ inspections sank to …