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Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease: Testing reveals buildings possibly linked to outbreak

A list of "cooling towers of interest" related to the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side will be released by the city in the coming days.

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What happened A list of "cooling towers of interest" related to the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side will be released by the city in the coming days.
The headline split ABC7 New York frames it as "Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease: Testing reveals buildings possibly linked to outbr...". WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) frames it as "Manhattan buildings must clean cooling towers amid Legionnaires' outbreak".
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ABC7 New YorkNews report · Jul 10, 1:27 AM

Upper East Side Legionnaires' disease: Testing reveals buildings possibly linked to outbreak

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A list of "cooling towers of interest" related to the Legionnaires' outbreak on the Upper East Side will be released by the city in the coming days.

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WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York)News report · Jul 9, 11:03 PM

Manhattan buildings must clean cooling towers amid Legionnaires' outbreak

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UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) — The NYC Department of Health has ordered "multiple" buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan to drain, clean and disinfect their rooftop cooling to...

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Jul 9, 11:03 PM: WPIX PIX11 (Nexstar, New York) joined the source map.

Jul 10, 1:27 AM: ABC7 New York joined the source map.

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