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Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Linked to Iowa Cooling Towers

9/12/2025

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Cooling towers in Marshalltown, Iowa, are linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak.
Two Westchester County, New York residents died from this outbreak.
A previous outbreak in Harlem, NYC, affected 114 individuals, resulting in 90 hospitalizations and seven deaths.
Legionnaires' disease, caused by the Legionella bacterium, spreads through airborne warm water.
Symptoms include high fever, cough, and muscle aches, particularly affecting those over 50, smokers, and immunocompromised individuals.

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Story summary

Cooling towers in Marshalltown, Iowa, are linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak.
Two Westchester County, New York residents died from this outbreak.
A previous outbreak in Harlem, NYC, affected 114 individuals, resulting in 90 hospitalizations and seven deaths.
Legionnaires' disease, caused by the Legionella bacterium, spreads through airborne warm water.
Symptoms include high fever, cough, and muscle aches, particularly affecting those over 50, smokers, and immunocompromised individuals.