USA – Legionnaires Disease NYC

Food Poisoning Bulletin Legionella_Plate_01

An outbreak in the Bronx of Legionnaires’ disease has been associated with Co-Op City, one of the largest cooperative housing developments in the world. The New York City Health Department announced last month that preliminary tests found that cooling towers at the complex were contaminated with Legionella bacteria. When Health Department representatives met with a large group of Co-Op City residents, there were complaints about the lack of communication over previous Legionnaires cases at the housing center, which is home to some 50,000 New Yorkers.

Leave a comment