"Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Hits New York City's Upper East Side: Cooling Towers Under Scrutiny A growing community cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases on New York City's Upper East Side has health officials scrambling to contain the outbreak. At least 76 buildings in the area are now under investigation, with authorities suspecting that bacteria found in their cooling towers may be the source of the illness. The highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease is typically spread through inhaling contaminated water droplets, often found in air conditioning systems, hot tubs, and other water-cooled equipment. As the city works to identify the exact source of the outbreak, residents and visitors to the area are being warned to take precautions to avoid exposure."
New York City is managing a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases on the Upper East Side that officials believe is tied to bacteria found in cooling towers. Towers on 76 buildings on the ...
