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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (03): (New York City) fatal

Legionnaires' -- United StatesTo date, 2 people have died in a legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York; 31 cases of the flu-like disease have been reported since mid-July [2015] in the South Bronx, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said.Legionnaires' disease is a respiratory bacterial infection usually spread through mist that comes from a water source, such as cooling towers, air conditioning, or showers. It is not transmitted person to person. Symptoms of the disease Read more [...]