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Deadly lung disease that hospitalized dozens in New York now detected in states 1,000 miles away

Deadly lung disease that hospitalized dozens in New York now detected in states 1,000 miles away
health9/19/2025

The deadly bacterial outbreak that gripped New York City has now surfaced over a thousand miles away.

A bacterial infection that plagued New York City for weeks has traveled nearly 1,000 miles to two more states. Rates of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Marshall County, Iowa, have doubled in about a week, reaching a total tally of 68 cases since a clu... [5549 chars]