MOHNTON, Pa. - Officials say test results of the water system at Berks County's South Campus have come back positive for legionella bacteria. The County of Berks was made aware Tuesday of preliminary ...

You can get in touch with Kate by emailing k.plummer@newsweek.com, or by following her on X at @kateeplummer. According to a leaked email, the potentially harmful bacteria was found in six locations ...

A proposed New York City law that would require large building owners to regularly test for the presence of Legionella bacteria in their water systems — not just in cooling towers — has been stalled ...

There is a common misconception that legionella is only found in air conditioners and water towers, however, Griffith University research has found people are likely exposed to the bacteria through ...

Editor’s note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. NEW YORK (PIX11) – Legionella bacteria was found at an FDNY Emergency Medical Service station in Harlem. The testing was done by the ...

Six people in New York City have died this summer from Legionnaires’ disease, and more than 100 others have been sickened. Legionella bacteria and other bacteria grown from the same water ...

NEW YORK − Health officials identified another fatality in New York City’s largest Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in years. On Aug. 28, the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced a ...

There's heightened emphasis on the role climate change may play in the spread of legionnaires' disease as London, Ont., deals with its second deadly outbreak since the summer of 2024. Some scientists ...

(CNN) — This week, officials confirmed 21 cases of Legionnaires' disease and one death in Marshall County. This comes after an outbreak this summer in New York that led to seven deaths and 114 ...

Officials said Harlem Hospital and a nearby construction site were two sources of an outbreak that has killed seven and sickened over 100. By Liam Stack Health officials in New York City said on ...

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that hospitalized 90 people and killed seven others has ended, according to the New York City Health Department. This recent outbreak raises questions about ...