Legionnaires, NYC and Harlem outbreak
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ABC7 New York on MSNNew lawsuit accuses 2 construction companies of negligence in deadly Legionnaires' outbreak
According to the lawsuit, the companies failed to properly clean storm water from cooling towers at Harlem Hospital.
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.
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5th death linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens in New York City
A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced Monday night.
The city released a list of locations for 12 water-cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.