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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx
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 One person has died from legionnaires’ disease, and four more have been sickened in New York…
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A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the South Bronx has resulted in one death and four additional infections. The illness, a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria that can proliferate in warm water and spread via mist from cooling towers, emerged only weeks after New York City health officials declared a separate deadly outbreak in Manhattan.
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