纽约市军团病爆发已导致4人死亡，76人感染1。其中53人已出院，12人在家康复1。
疫情源于曼哈顿上东区冷却塔中的军团菌1。纽约市卫生部门对76栋建筑的冷却系统进行了排水消毒处理1。疫情高峰出现在一周前，当时有13例新确诊1。最后一例确诊出现在7月15日1。
纽约市卫生官员Alister Martin表示："此时我们相信任何接触源都很可能已被消除"1。官方于7月2日开始追踪疫情1。根据疾病控制与预防中心的数据，军团病的死亡率约为10%1。
A fourth death has been confirmed in New York City's legionnaires' disease outbreak, with health officials announcing that the source of infection has likely been eliminated 1. The outbreak has affected 76 people across Manhattan's Upper East Side, located in the Carnegie Hill and Yorkville neighborhoods 1.
Among those infected, 53 have been discharged from hospitals while 12 are recovering at home 1. The last confirmed case was identified on July 15 1, marking the end of active transmission. The outbreak peaked one week prior, when 13 new cases were recorded in a single day 1.
The source of the outbreak was traced to cooling towers in the Upper East Side 1. Health officials conducted disinfection and drainage procedures on cooling systems across 76 buildings in the affected area 1. Dr. Alister Martin stated that "at this time, we believe any source of exposure has likely been eliminated" 1.
City officials began tracking the outbreak on July 2 1. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, legionnaires' disease carries a fatality rate of approximately 10 percent 1.
The outbreak comes nearly a year after a legionnaires' disease incident in the Harlem neighborhood in August 2025, which resulted in 7 deaths and infected more than 100 people 1.
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