HEALTHPIX11 NEW YORK
Officials work to find source of Legionnaires' cluster in Manhattan
The NYC Health Department reported that 31 Upper East Side apartment buildings testing positive for Legionella bacteria have been disinfected. However, the specific cooling towers responsible for spreading the disease remain unidentified.
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