Legionnaires’ disease, a severe form of pneumonia, can take up to 14 days to show symptoms.
Three people have died, and 83 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported in Central Harlem as the outbreak has affected that area since July 25.
According to ABC 7 News, the outbreak has been linked to cooling towers, structures containing water and a fan that are used to cool buildings. It has affected a cluster of communities in zip codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037, and 10039. The source has not been identified, but officials have stated that 11 cooling towers, which have been identified with the Legionella bacteria, have been remediated…