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A fourth person has died in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has hospitalized dozens of people in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, health officials announced Monday.The announcement came a few hours after New York City Health Commissioner Alister F. Martin, MD, posted on social media that the outbreak’s source has “likely been eliminated” and “we have not
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US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has likely been eliminated after 76 people fell ill

The New York City health department said it has identified at least 82 cases of the disease in an outbreak in the Upper East Side…

One person has died in New York City's Legionnaires' disease outbreak as health officials continue searching for the source.

A third person has died in the Upper East Side's ongoing Legionnaires' disease outbreak, New York City health officials said amid…

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Legionnaires’ disease is a form of severe pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria that thrives in warm, stagnant water.

1 dead in NYC Legionnaires' disease outbreak and over 70 cases confirmed