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].