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About one in 10 people who get sick from Legionnaires' disease die from the disease due to complications from illness, CDC ...
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.
As health officials investigate the cause, News 12 took a look at the latest inspections of cooling towers, specifically in ...
Two construction workers who were infected with Legionnaires’ disease after a ‘completely preventable’ outbreak occurred in ...
A law firm filed a lawsuit Aug. 20 against a New York City hospital’s construction company, alleging the company failed to treat bacteria-infected water in its cooling towers, leading to a ...
Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are ...
HealthDay News — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York City health officials confirmed. The bacteria that cause the illness, ...
Lawsuits filed this week in New York City accuse construction companies of overlooking safety concerns that led to a deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem.
Two construction workers who contracted Legionnaires’ disease while on the job in Harlem are suing over what attorney and ...
DOHMH now reports five deaths and 108 confirmed cases as of Aug. 18 in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem.
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 ...
A Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem has prompted concerns about NYC's health oversight after a decline in cooling tower inspectors, despite funding increases. Former Governor Cuomo seeks an independent ...