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Legionella Source Narrowed in NYC | New York City News
Fifty-six Upper East Side buildings now confirmed to harbor live Legionella bacteria in their cooling towers—key suspects in a deadly outbreak that sickened 89 and killed 5. New culture tests, though slower, are narrowing down the source by matching bacterial samples to patients. While building owners drained towers after initial tests and no new cases have emerged, the city’s inspection system remains weak: only 56% of towers were checked last year, and many of the positive sites hadn’t been inspected recently. Twelve buildings await results as labs struggle with backlog. The outbreak may be…
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