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New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak
South Bronx in orange; the rest of the borough is in yellow. The actual boundaries are undefined.
Cases contracted in New York CITY108 (as of 11 August 2015)
Deaths12 (as of 11 August 2015)

The New York City Legionnaires' disease outbreak refers to the first known cases of infection by Legionella pneumophila in New York City. Since the outbreak in 1976, that gave Legionnaires' disease its name, water-cooling towers have been identified as the primary breeding medium of the bacteria. The legionella bacteria were discovered on July 31, 2015 at the Opera House Hotel in the Bronx. The outbreak began on July 10, 2015 in the South Bronx, the poorest area of the boroughs of New York City. The disease outbreak was confirmed by the New York City health officials and Bill de Blasio, the New York Mayor. The 2015 outbreak is the largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the history of New York.

Epidemiology

On July 10, 2015, New York City confirmed its first cases of Legionnaires' disease. On August 3, 2015 the New York health officials reported that over 80 people were diagnosed of the bacteria infection. Out of the 64 people hospitalized, 28 people were treated and discharged. On August 4, 2015, seven people were reported dead from the deadly disease. On August 8, 2015 about 57 buildings with cooling towers were disinfected and 42 other buildings were inspected and disinfected on August 9, 2015 as a measure to curtail the deadly bacteria. On August 10, 2015, twelve people were reported dead from the outbreak with over 94 people admitted in the hospital. By August 11, 2015, over 100 people had been diagnosed with the disease.

References

  1. "NYC Mayor: Legionnaires' Outbreak Has Claimed 12 Lives". ABC News. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  2. "A Belated Look at New York's Cooling Towers, Prime Suspect in Legionnaires' Outbreak". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. "Seven dead in Legionnaires' outbreak in New York". CNN News. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  4. "Legionnaires' outbreak widens to 12 dead in New York". BBC News. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  5. "Legionnaires disease outbreak in New York affects record 108 people". News Telegraph. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  6. "Hotel That Enlivened the Bronx Is Now a 'Hot Spot' for Legionnaires'". New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  7. "New York legionnaires' disease outbreak leaves seven dead". The Guardian News. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  8. "Death Toll in Legionnaires' Outbreak Rises to 12". NBC New York. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  9. "Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In New York City Claims 12 Lives". Ibtimes. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
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