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Fourth person dies in New York City legionnaires’ disease outbreak
US health officials say source of Upper East Side cluster has probably been eliminated after 76 people fell ill An outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in New York City has claimed a fourth life, officials have said, as they again expressed confidence the source of the exposure had been eliminated. A statement from the city’s health department on Monday said the outbreak, which was traced to cooling towers in buildings in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, had sickened 76 people – with 53 discharged aft…
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