Legionella Detected at Yankees Stadium Cooling Tower

Yankees fans who attended games in the last month at Yankees Stadium are advised to get tested for Legionnaires’ disease if they begin to demonstrate flu-like symptoms. This is due to testing that revealed a cooling tower at the Stadium was contaminated with Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.…
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Legionnaires’ Disease Likely to Be Ongoing Issue in NYC

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on the Upper East Side of Manhattan has already claimed five lives, and sickened more than eighty others. Fortunately, the number of infections has slowed down, and no new buildings have been identified as being contaminated in over a week. However, as this New York Times…
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Breathing Uneasy: The Reality Behind the Upper East Side Legionnaires’ Outbreak

The Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has claimed five lives and sickened more than eighty neighbors. While the rate of new infections has finally slowed and no new contaminated buildings have been identified in over a week, the danger is far from over. As The New York…
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NJ Suffers Unusual Legionnaires Outbreak in Two Counties

An unusually unseasonal outbreak of Legionnaires disease in two New Jersey counties has led to an investigation by the state’s Health Department. The outbreak, which has occurred in Middlesex and Union Counties, has thus far resulted in 21 confirmed cases of the disease. The potential cause of the current outbreak…
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