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South Bronx Legionnaires' cluster kills 1, sickens 5 as NYC launches investigation

NYC health officials announce a second deadly Legionnaires' outbreak this summer, weeks after the Upper East Side cluster that killed 11.

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What to know

  • A new Legionnaires' disease cluster in South Bronx (Melrose and Morrisania) has killed 1 and sickened 5 as of Sept. 10, with the city investigating cooling towers as the likely source.
  • This is the second major outbreak in NYC this summer; the Upper East Side cluster in July killed 11 and infected 94—the city's deadliest since 2015.
  • City health officials are urging residents who visited, lived, or worked in the affected area since late August to seek immediate medical attention for flu-like symptoms, as the disease is treatable with antibiotics if caught early.
  • The city is conducting multilingual outreach and town halls in affected neighborhoods, and will order immediate cleaning and disinfection of any cooling towers that test positive for Legionella.

“Our disease investigators have confirmed five cases of Legionnaires' disease and are working quickly to identify and confirm any additional cases in the area.”

Dr. Alister F. Martin, NYC Health Commissioner · NY Post ↗

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South Bronx Legionnaires' cluster kills 1, sickens 5 as NYC launches investigation
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    City begins cooling tower sampling and outreach in South Bronx

    The city health department collected samples from cooling towers in the affected South Bronx neighborhoods and announced plans to begin distributing multilingual information and holding town halls in the area starting Friday. Officials said building owners will be ordered to clean and disinfect any towers that test positive for Legionella bacteria.

    “the disease 'can be treated effectively with antibiotics when it's diagnosed early.'”
    — Health Commissioner Alister Martin
    1. 13 outlets Yankee Stadium cooling tower tests positive for Legionella, NYC says

      first by Gothamist, 10d ago · also NYT Health, The New York Times, Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, Independent UK, Hindustan Times, UPI +6

      11 more headlines
    • newsguyusa@flipboard.social

      New cases have been identified in a growing Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx with NYC health officials ordering 10 cooling towers, including at Yankee Stadium, to be cleaned and disinfected after preliminary testing detected the deadly bacteria. https:// abc7ny.com/post/new-south-bron…

      newsguyusa@flipboard.socialMastodon10d ago26▲view on Mastodon ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch
    • thecityreporter.nyc

      City health officials as of Sunday confirmed 10 people with the serious form of pneumonia in the outbreak, including one who died. Three patients remained hospitalized.

      thecityreporter.nycBluesky9d ago24▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • Bronx Legionnaires’ disease outbreak prompts NYC health officials to order the cleaning of 10 cooling towers The New York City Department of Health is taking new action against a deadly Legionnaires’ disease cluster in… # UnitedStates # US # USA # america # Entertainment # health # Legionnaires 'Disease # Morrisania # sports # thebronx #…

      UnitedStates@pubeurope.comMastodon10d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    South Bronx Legionnaires' cluster confirmed with 1 death, 5 sickened

    NYC Health Commissioner Alister Martin announced a new cluster of Legionnaires' disease in the Melrose and Morrisania neighborhoods of the South Bronx (ZIP codes 10451 and 10456). One person has died and four others were diagnosed in connection with the cluster, with health officials awaiting confirmatory results for additional potential cases.

    “Right now, our main message is simple. Any New Yorker who either lives, works or has recently visited the affected areas should contact a health care provider as soon as possible.”
    — Alister Martin

    1. 9 outlets first by Gothamist, 13d ago · also NY Post, UPI, ABC7 New York, New York Daily News, The New York Times, The City NY +2 · read ↗

    2. 2 outlets 1 death, 5 cases as NYC health officials report another Legionnaires' disease cluster

      first by ABC News, 12d ago · also Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

      1 more headline
    1 more claim →
    • us.theguardian.com

      The disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which can grow in warm water and spread through mist produced by cooling towers

      us.theguardian.comBluesky12d ago26▲view on Bluesky ↗
  4. background

    Upper East Side Legionnaires' outbreak kills 11, infects 94 — An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on Manhattan's Upper East Side resulted in 11 deaths and 94 confirmed cases, making it the deadliest cluster in the city since a 2015 Bronx outbreak that killed 17 people. Multiple cooling towers tested positive for Legionella bacteria.

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  1. 4 outlets Yankee Stadium tower among 10 ordered cleaned as Bronx Legionnaires' cases rise

    first by Mastodon, 10d ago · also NY Post, The Hill, abc7NY

    2 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Bronx Legionnaires' disease cluster: Residents press NYC officials on outbreak during town hall discussion

    first by ABC7 New York, 9d ago · also Gothamist

    1 more headline

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