Health officials in New York have issued a warning following the outbreak of a deadly lung disease in parts of the city.
The NYC Health Department is currently investigating a community cluster of five cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Central Harlem.
The patients are located in neighborhoods with the ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, and 10037.
Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that causes lung inflammation, and complications from the disease can be fatal.
It is caused by a bacterium, known as Legionella that is primarily spread through the inhalation of contaminated water droplets or aerosols.
These contaminated droplets can be released from various water sources, including cooling towers, hot tubs, showers, and decorative fountains.
To date, there have been no deaths associated with the cluster of patients reported in New York.
The source of the infections is unknown and the Health Department is actively investigating these cases and is sampling and testing water from all cooling tower systems in the area.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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