Legionnaires’ disease was named after a large outbreak in Philadelphia sickened hundreds of American Legion veterans in the summer of 1976. American Legion members attend a consumer protection ...

NEW YORK − Health officials are still finding cases in one of the city's largest Legionnaires' disease outbreaks in years as they continue monitoring Harlem cooling towers suspected of sickening more ...

The U.S. has held its measles-free status for more than 25 years. Experts say unrelenting outbreaks in the past year may ...

Two city buildings, including Harlem Hospital, were the sources of the deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has killed seven people, health officials revealed Friday. A strain of the ...

In 2025, health authorities worldwide tracked numerous infectious disease outbreaks spanning vector-borne diseases, water-borne threats, vaccine-preventable illnesses, and zoonotic spillovers.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease cases linked to a Florida gym has brought cases to a 10-year-high in the state. The Orange County "gym exposure" outbreak includes 14 cases of the disease, the ...

Two separate lawsuits have been filed over the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem. Both lawsuits claim construction companies failed to protect workers from unsafe conditions that led to ...

Since 2022, the seventh cholera pandemic has escalated globally, with reported cases rising from 223 370 in 2021 to 560 823 in 2024 across affected countries. Cholera-related deaths also increased ...

In light of the most recent outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in Harlem, we are urging the Mayor’s Office, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) and the City Council to ...