New York City health officials are continuing to investigate a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious bacterial lung ...

The disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella, which grow in warm water and can spread in building ...

Legionnaires' disease causes a serious form of pneumonia. It’s not spread person to person, but because the bacteria are in the air or in air handling systems, clusters of people can become infected.

A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has killed three people and sickened more than 70 people. Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse announced the details in a press conference on ...

Three people have died, and 83 cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported in Central Harlem since July 25.