7 New Cases of Legionnaires’ in the Bronx (New York, York: 2015, neighborhood)

[HellUpInHarlem]

7 New Legionnaires’ Cases in Bronx Prompt Investigation

By MARC SANTORASEPT. 28, 2015

Seven people in the Morris Park section of the Bronx have Legionnaires’ disease, officials said on Monday, spurring an investigation into the potential source.
Dr. Jay Varma, deputy commissioner for disease control at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said that all seven patients had underlying medical conditions and are hospitalized.
The cluster of cases was unrelated to an outbreak of the disease in July and August that claimed 12 lives and sickened more than 120 people in the South Bronx, Dr. Varma said.
That outbreak spurred a host of legislative and regulatory efforts to help prevent the disease, including a new measure requiring building owners to conduct quarterly inspections of cooling towers.

He said that inspectors had taken samples from 35 cooling towers in the neighborhood and that they were being tested for the presence of the bacteria.
“It is possible that all seven patients were infected from seven different sources,” he said.
The first patient was identified on Sept. 21, and the department has issued a health alert to medical providers advising them to look for symptoms of the disease.
Health workers have also identified facilities with populations considered vulnerable to the disease and have dispatched staff members to answer questions and remind people to seek care immediately if they have symptoms.


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/29/ny...tion.html?_r=0

[livingsinglenyc]

During the last outbreak it was talked about everyday then poof they stopped talking about it cause now they were going to clean water colors and everything would be fine. They just wanted to sweep the story away. But what about the 12 people who died and the many who were sick. Of course it popped up again. They really need to find a way to prevent people from getting ill from this its 2015!

[HellUpInHarlem]

Originally Posted by livingsinglenyc

During the last outbreak it was talked about everyday then poof they stopped talking about it cause now they were going to clean water colors and everything would be fine. They just wanted to sweep the story away. But what about the 12 people who died and the many who were sick. Of course it popped up again. They really need to find a way to prevent people from getting ill from this its 2015!

That's right. At that time, I thought, no way in the world is Legionnaires contained that quickly. I think a government official, told the media to put a hush on it, because they want to only show people the progress of the Bronx, and they fear this will put a dampen on the boom. Notice how this second outbreak is being swept under the rug? It's not getting nowhere near the coverage it got the first time. This is no accident.