Harlem, Legionnaires and cooling towers
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Some in the area say they were unaware of the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, let alone the location of problem sites.
Harlem Hospital Center and a public health clinic are among the buildings with cooling towers that tested positive for Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, during an outbreak in Harlem,
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4th Legionnaires' death reported; Harlem Hospital, CUNY among NYC buildings found with bacteria
Four people have died as a result of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem that has sickened nearly 100 people, and officials revealed the cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the illness — some of which are at properties owned by New York City,
The deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak gripping Harlem has city officials in hot water — as locals accused them Friday of dropping the ball on life-saving inspections and needlessly slow-walking revealing exactly where the disease hit.