464_Aug 11th_An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York

[Jessica]

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in New York has killed three people and sickened more than 60 since late July.

Health officials linked the central Harlem outbreak to cooling towers in the buildings.

They say 11 of these towers initially tested positive for a type of bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease, but the problem has been remedied.

People often get the disease by inhaling aerosols from contaminated water, not from each other. 

Legionella bacteria grow in warm water and spread in building water system. 

Julie Walker, New York.