There have not been any cases of Legionnaires’ disease in Clinton County, officials said. I thank the people of the Bronx for hearing the message and getting it out to their neighbors, friends and family. There are five towers with legionella bacteria found so far and all of them have been decontaminated.
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Initially, the health department in the city was slow in its reaction despite advance warning.
Owners of cooling towers have 14 days to go with the position, that comes as 100 individuals have been confirmed suffering when using the illness, according to metro area health and well-being branch facts.
The outbreak, which started on July 10 in the Bronx – the poorest country in the state, has already sent ninety-four people to the hospital following the infection, according to The Daily Star.
The governor said he had spoken directly with Mayor Bill de Blasio about the outbreak.
As teams in New York City ramp up testing of cooling towers, Rockland County authorities say they are monitoring the situation after an employee at the Chromalloy manufacturing plant in Orangeburg was diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease.
Dr. Claressa Lucas of the Centers for Disease Control said the city’s response had been typical for most outbreak situations. The Bronx, and specifically the area around the Opera Hotel on East 149th Street, is in the middle of the largest outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City’s history.
To aid in responding to the outbreak, the state is supplying free Legionella testing through October to building managers and landlords. The Daily News slammed him on its front page this week, saying the city had taken too long to target the cooling towers-which have never been required to undergo testing or be reported to the city-and urging the mayor to “get a grip”.
Dr. Zucker met Friday afternoon with officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health departments across the state, briefing them on the outbreak.
The disease usually appears two-to-ten days after the exposure to the bacteria.
Anyone in the Bronx with symptoms such as fever, coughing and shortness of breath are advised to seek medical attention immediately.
Legionnaires’ disease is named after the 1976 outbreak at a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion that killed 34.
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All the cases are concentrated in the South Bronx, and the 10 people who died had pre-existing health conditions, such as weakened immune systems or lung infections, that exacerbated the Legionnaires’.
