Sentences with phrase «from legionnaires»

The strains obtained from Flint and Detroit residences are similar to bacteria isolated from Legionnaires» disease patients in other countries, as judged by their genetic fingerprint.
One Legionella pneumophila strain isolated from a Flint residence is genetically similar to the serogroup 1 bacteria obtained from Legionnaires» disease patients in Southeast Michigan.
«As the city works to ensure that everyone who is suffering from Legionnaires» disease is getting proper treatment, we must also look to the source of the problem,» Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said.
Two more Bronx residents have died from Legionnaires» disease, increasing the total to 10 in what city health commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett described as the worst outbreak of the illness in city history.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says 12 people have now died from a Legionnaires» disease outbreak.
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.

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Thus the dream of today's young American man, reared in the religion of the gridiron, is not very different from that of the young Roman legionnaire or the young medieval crusader or, more important, of the young European immigrant to the new world, his own ancestor.
More information about Legionnaires» disease is available from the NHS Choices website.
Samples taken from the heated birthing pool used have confirmed the presence of legionella bacteria, which cause Legionnaires» disease.
From the ill - advised fight with Uber, to accusations of mishandling the critical outreach portion of an outbreak of Legionnaires» disease in the Bronx, to his high profile spat with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to his misadventures at the Park Slope YMCA while a deadly standoff unfolded on Staten Island.
Mayor Bill de Blasio attempted to shift the focus from an outbreak of Legionnaires» Disease in the south Bronx by addressing the problem of homelessness and mental illness.
The proceed from the emblem launch the President noted would enable the legionnaires reach out to widows and orphans of the military victims of insurgency in the North East.
From a wrongful arrest of a Bronx mom to pizza rat to the Legionnaires» disease outbreak, 2015 was a newsworthy year.
Official Statement from Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires» Disease Spokesperson Daryn Cline: The New York City Health Department announced that trace amounts of Legionella bacteria have been found in some of the cooling towers it recently tested in Lenox Hill.
Janet Stout, director of Special Pathogens Laboratory in Pittsburgh and an associate professor of research at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has studied Legionnaires» disease for 30 years and called the idea of legislation from the state and the pending City Council legislation «unprecedented.»
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Passage of Legislation on Legionnaires» Disease Inspections
Cuomo then pounded de Blasio over his handling of an outbreak of Legionnaires» disease and squeezed an extra $ 2 billion from the mayor to fund the MTA — while Hizzoner's poll numbers tumbled.
Dr. Mary T. Bassett (center), DOHMH Commissioner stated, «We have a high degree of confidence that its (Legionnaires») origin is from the cooling towers.»
«Legionnaires» Disease outbreaks have become far too common over the past ten years, and the City will respond not by only addressing an outbreak as it occurs, but with a new plan to help prevent these outbreaks from happening in the first place,» said Mayor de Blasio.
«What we have seen I think from Ebola last fall to whooping cough in Brooklyn earlier this year, to tuberculosis in Sunset Park, to now Legionnaires» in the Bronx, is we have the best health department in the country, and the best outreach in the country.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is bringing in a team of federal experts to help battle Legionnaires» disease — as the city's death toll from the outbreak reached 10 on Thursday.
Or maybe it is Legionnaires;, but you didn't get it from the South Bronx's Opera House Hotel.
Mr. Bassett conceded, however, that the de Blasio administration has yet to determine why this Legionnaires» outbreak was so deadly, far exceeding typical death tolls from the disease.
While Legionnaires» disease is typically associated with Legionella pneumophila strains classified as «serogroup 1,» the majority (16 out of 18) of strains isolated from Flint residences were closely related serogroup 6 Legionella pneumophila strains, according to the article published in mBio.
«During the period when their water was supplied from the Flint River, Flint residents were seven times more likely to develop Legionnaires» disease,» said lead author Sammy Zahran, professor of economics at Colorado State University.
Methods: WGS data from 229 L. pneumophila ST1 isolates were analyzed, including 99 isolates from the water systems of 17 hospitals and 42 clinical isolates from patients with confirmed or suspected hospital - acquired infections, as well as isolates obtained from or associated with community - acquired sources of Legionnaires» disease.
Even in Beau Travail, the affinity the other Legionnaires feel for Colin's character derives from his humor.
Maybe what most marks Beau travail as a film by a woman is the way Denis uses African women to subtly impose an ironic frame around the story; from beginning to end, they figure implicitly and unobtrusively as a kind of mainly mute Greek chorus — whether they're dancing in the disco, speaking in the market, appearing briefly as the girlfriends of some legionnaires (including Galoup), or serving as witnesses to portions of the action.
As for drinking potable water from them, well, unless I was dying of thirst I will be avoiding that due to the existing issue of Legionnaires - disease.
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