Bacteria that Causes Legionnaires’ Disease Found in Guggenheim Museum Cooling Tower
Health officials believe contaminated cooling-tower mist is driving the outbreak as investigators test buildings and plan to release addresses later this week.
- As of Wednesday, July 8, New York City health officials reported 36 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side, with 22 patients hospitalized across Carnegie Hill and Yorkville neighborhoods.
- Investigators linked the outbreak to contaminated mist from cooling towers, which spreads the Legionella bacterium through airborne droplets; the disease does not transmit person-to-person, with the investigation beginning July 2.
- More than 100 NYC Health Department staff members have sampled 139 cooling towers, while City Council Speaker Julie Menin questioned building compliance and urged immediate disinfection of all towers in the area.
- Responding to calls for transparency, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to release addresses of buildings whose cooling towers test positive for Legionella, calling it an 'unprecedented step.'
- Under legislation effective since May 8, building owners must test cooling towers every 31 days, down from 90 days, though officials warn identifying the outbreak source may take several weeks.
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Legionnaires' disease cluster in New York City grows to 36 cases
Illustration of Legionella pneumophila bacteria, the cause of Legionnaires’ disease. ( ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A Legionnaires’ disease cluster in New York City is growing, with 36 cases now confirmed, according to health officials. As of Wednesday, there have been at least 22 hospitalizations and no deaths, according to the New York City Department of Health (NYC Health). The cluster has affected the Upper E…
New York City in the United States remains on alert after the recent outbreak of Legionella or Legionnaire’s disease, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. New York’s Department of Health confirmed cases in Carnegie Hill and Yorkville: 28 infections, 21 hospitalizations and zero deaths to the latest information. What is Legionella? Legionella is a bacterium that is multiplied in warm water due to poor maintenance of facilities, so it can be found…
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