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5th person dies after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak sickens dozens in New York City

NEW YORK -- A fifth person has died in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials ...

Lawsuit blames construction company for Legionnaires’ disease outbreak

A new lawsuit is accusing a construction company of neglecting to clean stormwater from the cooling towers behind the deadly ...

Harlem legionnaires’ disease outbreak deaths climb to 5, more than 100 sick

A fifth person has been killed by the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak ripping through Harlem, which has also sickened more ...

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in NYC grows as Harlem leaders urge people to be cautious

A deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has set health and community leaders on a campaign to educate the ...

Over 100 people infected, 5 dead amid Central Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak

A fifth person has died from Legionnaires’ disease as the city’s health department tries to contain the virus in Central ...

Harlem Hospital’s cooling towers spread Legionnaires’ disease in deadly NYC outbreak, Rev. Al Sharpton charges — as locals blame city-owned buildings

Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s ...

Symptoms, risks and facts about Legionnaires’ disease everyone should know

Symptoms mimic the flu but escalate quickly. Watch for cough, fever, chills, muscle aches, shortness of breath, and sometimes ...

Kathy Hochul brushes off NYC’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak as 5th death recorded, cases climb to 108: ‘I don’t know how you can prevent it’

Gov. Kathy Hochul brushed off concerns about the city’s handling of Legionnaires’ disease prevention efforts on Tuesday after ...