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Milwaukee, WI — August 2025 — A troubling health trend is unfolding across Wisconsin, and Milwaukee is at the center of it. Legionnaires’ disease—an often-overlooked, but potentially deadly form of pneumonia—has surged in early 2025. Now, public health officials are watching the situation closely as the state experiences a nearly 50% increase in confirmed cases, raising concerns about aging infrastructure, contaminated cooling towers, and the risks of urban water systems.…