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Cases of Legionnaires disease in New York City have doubled, with an outbreak on the Upper East Side. Authorities are rushing to test water towers across the city.
Cases of Legionnaires disease in New York City have doubled, with an outbreak concentrated on the Upper East Side. Authorities are testing water towers across the city to find the source.
Legionnaires spreads through contaminated water systems, particularly cooling towers in buildings. When cases double quickly and concentrate in one area, it points to a specific contaminated source—likely a building or group of buildings on the Upper East Side. The city-wide testing suggests officials are treating it as potentially widespread, not just a single location problem.
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