Legionnaires' disease, Harlem outbreak
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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.
Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are suing contractors they allege failed to safeguard water cooling towers at the building against contamination by the bacteria that causes the illness.
Victims of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak gripping Harlem will sue the Big Apple for allegedly letting bacteria fester in city-owned cooling towers, it was announced Wednesday. The city was hit by notices of claim — or formal declarations of ...
The New York City Health Department has reported five deaths and 108 confirmed cases of legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia, since the outbreak in Harlem was identified on 25 July. It seems to have been spread by mist from 12 cooling towers on top of 10 buildings.
Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
Governor Kathy Hochul defended New York City's response to the Legionnaires' outbreak after officials confirmed the death toll had risen to five.
Gov. Kathy Hochul brushed off concerns about the city’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease prevention efforts on Tuesday after a fifth New Yorker died in an outbreak gripping Harlem.