Nursing home among 7 Bronx buildings positive for live Legionella
The New York City Department of Health confirmed that seven buildings in the South Bronx, including a nursing home, tested positive for live Legionella bacteria. These results followed culture tests on ten buildings initially flagged during a Legionnaires' disease cluster investigation.
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A nursing home is one of seven buildings that tested positive for live bacteria connected to the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx. The New York City Department of Health conducted culture tests on 10 buildings, including Yankee Stadium, after they all yielded positive PCR tests. Seven of the culture-tested [...]
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