In the dense summer heat of Manhattan's Upper East Side, an invisible bacterium carried on the breath of the city's own cooling systems has claimed its first life, with at least 67 others sickened in an outbreak that began quietly in early July. Legionella, a pathogen that thrives in the warm water of the towers and ducts that keep great buildings habitable, reminds us that the infrastructure sustaining urban life can also, under certain conditions, turn against it. Health officials are working to identify the precise source while ordering the disinfection of more than 75 buildings — a respons
First death reported in NYC Legionnaires' outbreak affecting 67
One death reported; at least 67 people infected and dozens hospitalized in the outbreak.