Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found at Yankee Stadium amid deadly Bronx outbreak
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Bacteria that cause potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease have been detected in a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium, one of 10 Bronx structures testing positive amid a cluster of cases that has resulted in one death, New York City health officials said.
The city's Health Department said further laboratory analysis is underway to determine whether the Legionella bacteria found in the towers is live, as only active bacteria cause the pneumonia-like illness.
Initial testing last week detected traces of either living or dead bacteria, while the Yankees noted that none of the region's current cases
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Bacteria that cause potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease have been detected in a cooling tower at Yankee Stadium, one of 10 Bronx structures testing positive amid a cluster of cases that has resulted in one death, New York City health officials said.
The city's Health Department said further laboratory analysis is underway to determine whether the Legionella bacteria found in the towers is live, as only active bacteria cause the pneumonia-like illness.
Initial testing last week detected traces of either living or dead bacteria, while the Yankees noted that none of the region's current cases