Commissioner Martin on ongoing genetic analysis to identify source
Martin explains whole genome sequencing is underway comparing patient and cooling tower bacteria DNA, expected to complete this fall. He notes not every positive tower caused infections and genetic matches would pinpoint the source.
While my testimony thus far has outlined our response in the past tense, there is still one outstanding step in our accountability process.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
On July 31st, we were confident any bacterial source had been eliminated.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
Two weeks, the incubation period for Legionnaire's disease had passed since anyone who lives, works, or had visited in the area began feeling symptoms.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
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Our work is not yet finished.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We continue with a genetic analysis aimed at pinpointing a source of bacteria that actually made people sick in this cluster.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We know that not every cooling tower that harbored Legionella bacteria ultimately caused an infection.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
To trace the bacteria that may have caused this illness, our public health laboratory experts are comparing the DNA in Legionella cultured from patient samples collected by doctors to the DNA in Legionella cultured from cooling tower water samples
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
that were collected in the investigation zone.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We expect that analysis to be complete this fall.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
If there are genetic matches, we may have more information on what exactly happened in the Upper East Side to cause this summer's cluster.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.
We were overwhelmed with inquiries about whether people should be able to go to the Upper East Side.