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13 Elmira residents are recovering from Legionnaires’ disease. The Chemung County Department of Health and the New York State Department of Health are investigating the Elmira Legionnaires Outbreak. Legionnaires disease is a serious and often deadly lung disease. Overall, 10% of Americans who develop Legionnaires disease die.
A cooling tower at Elmira Heat Treating may be the source of this Legionnaires outbreak. Cooling towers are a common source of Legionnaires disease outbreaks. Elmira Heat Treating has three cooling towers. One cooling tower tested positive for Legionnaires disease.
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