Thursday, August 13, 2015
Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak Hits The Bronx
Posted in Environmental
The Bronx recently had the worst outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in New York City history. To date, 119 people reportedly have been infected with the disease and twelve individuals have died. Thus far fourteen sites within the Bronx impact zone have been identified as testing positive of Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s Disease. Legionnaire’s…