A cluster of cases of pneumonia has been reported in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina’s fifth largest city.
Three people have died and several others have fallen ill after development lung infection for no apparent reason.
The cases were first reported at a private clinic in San Miguel de Tucumán. Argentina’s health authorities have raised concerns after tests came back negative for 30 infections, including COVID, flu and types A and B influenza.
“What these patients have in common is severe respiratory disease with bilateral lung infection and compromise [Z-ray] Images very similar to COVID, but that’s out of the question,” said Tucumán’s health minister Luis Medina Ruiz Has said in an opinion.
According to him, a 70-year-old man suspected of being “patient zero” had been brought in for a surgical procedure. Instead, around August 20, the person developed a lung infection. The onset of the patient’s symptoms coincided with those of healthcare workers who also fell ill.
“We do not leave hypotheses closed, we have more than thirty possible germs with the ability to recognize them and they give negative results, but we also have to take into account that often previous use of antibiotics can hide the etiology”, he said.
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According to health experts, the concentration of cases is below health care Workers could indicate the spread of a pathogen from person to person.
Of particular concern is that the cases include medical staff and have already ruled out several pathogens. one to watch. https://t.co/opVbSmHL3C
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According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which acts as the World Health Organization’s regional office in the Americas, symptoms included fever, muscle aches, abdominal pain and shortness of breath.
On August 30, six patients with the symptoms were identified, all of whom…
