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Legionnaires' Outbreak Hits Upper East Side | New York City News
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Twenty-three cases of Legionnaires’ disease have erupted in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with seventeen hospitalized—including some in critical ICU condition—blamed on a suspect cooling tower spraying bacteria-laden mist. Health officials are scouring over 160 towers in the region, urging anyone in the affected zone since late June to seek medical attention if experiencing flu-like symptoms. A town hall is set for Tuesday. This outbreak, concentrated in a one-square-mile area, echoes last year’s Harlem outbreak that killed seven and sickened over 100—reminding us how hidden urban hazards can strike hard in dense city life.
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