Legionnaires' disease, New York City and Harlem outbreak
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Lawsuit filed after a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak in Harlem, alleging negligence by construction firms and NYC.
Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires' disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are suing contractors they allege failed to safeguard water cooling towers at the building against contamination by the bacteria that causes the illness.
Rainwater left untreated in cooling towers atop city-owned Harlem Hospital fueled the Big Apple’s deadliest Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in a decade, the Rev. Al Sharpton charged Tuesday.
Central Harlem communities face a Legionnaires' disease cluster, with dozens contracting the bacterial pneumonia that is spread through contaminated water systems.
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A fifth person has succumbed to a deadly vapor that has crept up on New York City. Legionnaires’ disease, a kind of pneumonia that spreads from toxic water vapor, has also infected 108 people since the outbreak began at the end of July, according to the New York City Health Department on Monday.
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