The City Council approved legislation Thursday to ramp up testing requirements of building cooling towers for Legionnaires’ Disease, after an outbreak in Harlem over the summer sickened 114 people, ...

Effective immediately, the Health Department is requiring building owners to test the water in cooling towers every 31 days ...

Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia, is caused by bacteria called Legionella that thrive in warm water environments.

The latest round of testing shows no Legionella detected in the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Administration Building. The building had six fixtures test positive on Nov. 25 after an employee was ...

The county said they are now implementing remediation measures at the additional locations. Since early December, four Oakland County buildings have tested positive for the Legionella bacteria.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Testing has confirmed the presence of Legionella bacteria at the Oakland County Courthouse in Pontiac, officials announced. The county is responding by installing filters on the ...