Guggenheim and Legionnaires' Outbreak | Bangor News

New York City’s Upper East Side is in the crosshairs of another Legionnaires’ disease outbreak, with over fifty cases confirmed—no deaths yet. The health department ordered 31 buildings, including the iconic Guggenheim Museum, to clean their cooling towers after positive tests. But here’s the twist: those tests can’t distinguish live from dead bacteria, so a positive doesn’t mean the building caused the outbreak. The Guggenheim, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, completed its cleaning and remains open—no shutdown, no risk to visitors. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious pneumonia spread through water droplets, not person-to-person. While only a handful remain hospitalized, this outbreak echoes last year’s Harlem crisis, which killed seven and sickened over 100—ultimately traced to cooling towers. Legionella thrives in warm water systems like those on rooftops, but not in drinking water or indoor air. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d27a06f93767fd5f