The infection occurs when people consume food or water that is contaminated with fecal matter from an infected person. This is a huge outbreak; it’s geographically widely distributed, and many, many people have been made ill.”A Legionnaire’s disease outbreak is ongoing in New York City (NYC) this summer. It is often transmitted through water systems: plumbing networks, cooling towers and recreational water systems (hot tubs, pools). The bacteria thrives in water systems like the cooling towers that are utilized directly in air conditioning networks. Thanks to technological advances, public health agencies are detecting outbreaks faster and more often.