Ninety-seven people have been diagnosed with the disease
- Officials said the city's outbreak has been traced to cooling towers, which can release mist, in the South Bronx
- Five towers in the area tested positive for legionella bacteria and have since been decontaminated though more may be diagnosed
Another person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease,
bringing the death toll to eight, city health officials said Wednesday.
Ninety-seven
people have been diagnosed with the disease, which is caused when water
contaminated with a certain bacteria is inhaled into the lungs. The
eight people who died were older and had other medical problems.
Officials
said the city's outbreak has been traced to cooling towers, which can
release mist, in the South Bronx. Five towers in the area tested
positive for legionella bacteria and have since been decontaminated.
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