NYC, Legionnaires' disease and cooling towers
Digest more
In the five ZIP codes affected by the outbreak, the number of inspections fell more dramatically than in the rest of the city.
6don MSN
NYC proposes stricter rules to combat Legionnaires’ disease as Harlem outbreak sparks concerns
New York City will launch stricter rules for cooling towers after one of the worst Legionnaires’ outbreaks in years broke out in Harlem. The city Health Department plans on ramping up enforcement, penalties and reporting requirements for building water systems that are considered the source of many cases of Legionnaires’ disease.