Health officials say they are
investigating a cluster of seven Legionnaires' disease cases in one
Bronx neighborhood, but the cluster is not related to the outbreak that
sickened more than 120 people, killing 12 of them, in the borough over
the summer.
No one has died in the current outbreak, which is limited to Morris Park, health officials said. Patients in the current cluster live or work in the neighborhood and range in age from 45 to 75; all are currently hospitalized, authorities said.
Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said the city was working to determine
the source of the outbreak and taking immediate steps to protect the
people who live and work in the area. Bassett urged anyone with flu-like
symptoms, including fever, cough and headache, to seek care
immediately.
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Source: NBC News
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