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BRONX NEWS: Source of Legionnaires Found! Outbreak Over- Healt...: Source of Legionnaires Found Outbreak Over- Health Officials Say By Dan Gesslein  BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Health officials ...

BRONX NEWS: Source of Legionnaires Found! Outbreak Over- Healt...

BRONX NEWS: Source of Legionnaires Found! Outbreak Over- Healt...: Source of Legionnaires Found Outbreak Over- Health Officials Say By Dan Gesslein  BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Health officials ...

Source of Legionnaires Found! Outbreak Over- Health Officials Say

Source of Legionnaires Found

Outbreak Over- Health Officials Say

By Dan Gesslein 

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Health officials have identified the Opera House Hotel as the source of the deadly Legionnaires outbreak which claimed the lives of 12 people. Health experts have also declared the outbreak to be over.

Health officials made the announcement on locating the source of the outbreak on August 19. They believe the hotel was where the outbreak originated which claimed 12 lives and sickened 120 people.

“After extensive review and coordination of laboratory data at the city, state, and federal levels, we have identified the source of the outbreak in the South Bronx – the Opera House Hotel’s cooling tower,” said city Health Commissioner Bassett. “We eliminated the danger posed by the Opera House Hotel’s cooling tower as soon as it tested positive for disease-causing Legionella. Today, all cooling towers in the affected area have been disinfected, and all cooling towers across the City are being evaluated and disinfected if necessary. Historic legislation passed by the City Council and signed by Mayor de Blasio should help prevent tragic outbreaks like this from occurring again.” 

“Control of Legionella is complex, and disease detection, environmental science, and laboratory advance work helped bring this unfortunate outbreak to an end. We hope to advance the science about how to improve control from New York's experience,” said Dr. Anne Schuchat, assistant surgeon general and director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. “The quick and thorough reaction from local and state authorities likely prevented many others from developing Legionnaires’ disease. CDC is appreciative of our collaborative work with New York’s public health experts.”

Officials from the Opera House Hotel issued a statement in reaction to the Health Department's findings.

"It's particularly disappointing because our system is two years old, has the most up-to-date technology available and our maintenance plan has been consistent with the regulations that both the city and the state are putting in place," the statement said. "We have worked closely with both the city and the state since this issue first arose and have done everything requested to address the situation."

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. praised officials in helping to end the outbreak. He hailed the passive of legislation to check all cooling towers as a major step toward preventing another such outbreak.

"We needed all hands on deck, and getting help from the CDC was a huge step in combating this disease that was hurting the South Bronx," said Diaz. "Gov. Cuomo's offer of free testing for building owners, the legislation that Council Member Vanessa Gibson and I have proposed to ensure that we are proactive against the further spread of the Legionnaires Disease, and Mayor Bill de Blasio's push for testing buildings throughout the city are all positive steps forward in eliminating this problem while finding solutions to prevent yet another outbreak."

#Legionnaires #Outbreak #OperaHouseHotel #CoolingTowers

BRONX NEWS: BP Gives a Tour of the High Bridge, South Bronx

BRONX NEWS: BP Gives a Tour of the High Bridge, South Bronx: BP Gives a Tour of the High Bridge, South Bronx  BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. gave a tour of the rece...

BP Gives a Tour of the High Bridge, South Bronx

BP Gives a Tour of the High Bridge, South Bronx 

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)- Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. gave a tour of the recently reopened High Bridge. In the video Diaz discusses plans to redevelop the water front.

The BP also discusses plans to turn the Bronx Post Office into an open air market like Eataly.

In addition Diaz takes a tour of Bronx Brewery.

#Highbridge #LincolnHospital #Hostos #BronxBrewery

BRONX NEWS: Health Aide Starves Uncle to Death-DA

BRONX NEWS: Health Aide Starves Uncle to Death-DA: Health Aide Starves Uncle to Death-DA Autistic Man Weighed just 70 Pounds BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)-  In 2010, James Tho...

Health Aide Starves Uncle to Death-DA

Health Aide Starves Uncle to Death-DA

Autistic Man Weighed just 70 Pounds

BRONX, NEW YORK (BRONX NEWS)-  In 2010, James Thompson, a severely autistic and cognitively disabled man in the care of his mother, was 5 foot 8, 145 pounds and otherwise healthy. A little over two years later, when EMTs found him unresponsive on the floor of his Bronx Park South apartment the 42-year-old man was less than half that weight with fractures to his arm and leg.

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces that Naisia Norman, the autistic man’s niece, has been indicted on charges of: manslaughter in the second degree - P.L. §125.15 (Class C Felony); criminally negligent homicide - P.L. §125.10 (Class E Felony)

The 22-year-old Norman pled not guilty before Justice Oliver. Bail was set at $75,000 and her case will next be held on September 15th in Part 60 Supreme Court.

Norman was the caretaker for her severely autistic and cognitively disabled uncle, taking over his care when her grandmother could no longer live at home and entered a nursing home. Norman had moved in to her grandmother and uncle’s apartment across the street from the Bronx Zoo when she was 16 years old. After her grandmother took sick and was hospitalized Norman applied for and was granted Representative Payee status, which meant she received her uncle’s Social Security benefits totaling over $690 a month.  The money was to be used to care for Mr. Thompson.  

Of the $8,628 provided to Norman to care for James Thompson between February 1, 2011 and January 31, 2012, Norman reported that she spent only $722 to manage his money for his food, medical and other personal needs.

Prior to her arrest, Norman was employed as a home health care worker.

It is alleged that medical records from early 2010 showed that the 5-foot-8 James Thompson weighed 145 pounds. When he died on June 12, 2012, his autopsy showed his body was only 70 pounds. He also had fractures in his arms -- one acute, one healing. His cause of death was ruled a homicide due to nutritional and medical neglect, with signs of blunt force trauma.

At the arraignment, Assistant D.A. Adam Oustatcher told the Court that on that day her uncle died, Norman called 911, and arriving police noted the filthy condition of the apartment and the lack of food – only bread crumbs and cake frosting found in the house. A lengthy investigation ensued.

If convicted of the charges, Norman faces up to 15 years in prison. 

#NaisiaNorman #Neglect