Legionnaires' disease, NYC and cooling towers
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FOX 5 New York on MSNLegionnaire's: 12 cooling towers test positive for live bacteria, 99 cases confirmed
The five zip codes where the cluster of cases are located are 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039. Additionally, 12 cooling towers have tested positive for live bacteria in 10 buildings. Eleven of these towers have been sanitized and treated, and the last will be completed on Aug. 15.
Here’s what to know about water-cooling towers amid a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Central Harlem.
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NYC proposes stricter rules to combat Legionnaires’ disease as Harlem outbreak sparks concerns
New York City will launch stricter rules for cooling towers after one of the worst Legionnaires’ outbreaks in years broke out in Harlem. The city Health Department plans on ramping up enforcement, penalties and reporting requirements for building water systems that are considered the source of many cases of Legionnaires’ disease.