Legionnaires’ Outbreak Sickens 56 on NYC Upper East Side as Guggenheim Tower Faces Testing

3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 12

Fifty-six people have been sickened in a widening Legionnaires’ disease outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, making it one of the city’s most significant recent clusters.
Cooling towers across the neighborhood are being tested as investigators search for the source of the bacteria, which can spread through contaminated water mist.
The Guggenheim museum is among the prominent sites affected by the sweep, with its building cooling tower included in the testing effort.
The response underscores how a localized tower contamination can quickly become a broader public-health threat in dense urban areas.

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