City Hall noted that individual cases of legionella are not entirely uncommon in the city — they
happen between 200 and 300 times a year — and said the inmate who had the
illness was probably not part of the South Bronx
outbreak.
While the shortage of rural veterinarians may cause animal owners to wait longer for care, Dr. Major said he's concerned about what would
happen if there was an
outbreak of a serious animal - borne
illness such as mad cow or foot and mouth disease.