Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein said the Long Island neighborhood's drinking water is safe for consumption and no cases have been linked to school buildings.Â
Health officials say they are trying to track down the source of 10 reported cases of Legionnaires disease within a one-mile radius in a Long Island, N.Y., neighborhood.
Health officials are investigating a reported outbreak of Legionnaires disease on Long Island that left one dead and hospitalized 10. There have been nearly a dozen confirmed cases within a one-mile radius in Nassau County between Wantagh…
Legionnaires' disease is a severe type of lung inflammation (pneumonia) caused by Legionella bacteria. It is usually caused by inhaling the bacteria from water.