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The Zika Virus — What You Should Know

The Zika Virus — What You Should Know

  The New York State Department of Health will offer advanced lab testing for individuals with symptoms who have travelled to areas where Zika virus infection is ongoing. This will be done by the Wadsworth Center – one of only […]

BREAKING NEWS: Opera House Hotel ID’d As Source of Legionnaires’ Outbreak

BREAKING NEWS: Opera House Hotel ID’d As Source of Legionnaires’ Outbreak

Opera House Hotel cooling tower Legionella strains match strains taken from patients; Hotel’s cooling tower was disinfected   The New York City Health Department’s Public Health Laboratory, in close coordination with the State’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory and the CDC, today announced […]

Legionnaires’ Death Toll Rises Amid Political Sniping

Legionnaires’ Death Toll Rises Amid Political Sniping

As the death toll from Legionnaires’ disease has risen to include a twelfth victim, the political sniping between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio sank to a new low. On Monday, the two Democrats appeared to have competing […]

by · August 11, 2015 · Government, Health & Nutrition