With New Yorkers (especially in the Bronx)
on edge about Legionnaires Disease, there's no room for sloppy media
coverage.
During an outbreak, where dread is in play and the likelihood of
half-right information spreading quickly, public health officials take
every opportunity to communicate what is known.
We're hearing some residents say "I'm not going to drink the
water", which likely demonstrates that people are hearing something about
contaminated water and over-generalizing. The fact is that water storage
towers and connected air cooling systems are most often the culprits. A fact
that the NYCDOH has been trying to get out there.
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