Legionnaires' disease outbreak kills one, infects four in South Bronx
New York City health officials have launched an investigation into a cluster of cases in the Bronx weeks after declaring a separate Manhattan outbreak over.
One person has died from legionnaires' disease and four others have been sickened in a new cluster in New York City's South Bronx, according to city health officials. The outbreak was detected in parts of Melrose and Morrisania, including ZIP codes 10451 and 10456.
Legionnaires' disease is a form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, which grows in warm water and spreads through mist from cooling towers. The announcement comes weeks after local health officials declared a separate deadly outbreak in Manhattan over.
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- Legionnaires’ disease outbreak kills one and infects others in the South Bronx — The Guardian — World
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