“Tests for known respiratory viruses and other viral, bacterial and fungal agents were all negative”said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office of the WHO.
Several biological samples were sent to the National Administration of Laboratories and Health Institutes (ANLIS-Malbrán) for further testing, which will include a analysis to detect the presence of toxins.
PAHO and WHO are monitoring the outbreak and assisting local health authorities in the investigation.
Unknown pneumonia in Tucumán
As published by the Reuters agency, Dr. Michael Osterholm, an infectious disease expert at the University of Minnesota, stated that, since the lungs are heavily involvedthe cause is probably something the patients inhaled.
The specialist pointed out that the “mysterious diseases” occur sometimes and most of the time they can be explained by some local outbreak that does not have pandemic implications.
Initially, five health workers had been registered and a patient who was treated in the intensive care room of the clinic, whose symptoms appeared between August 18 and 22.
Days later, health authorities in Tucumán reported another three cases, bringing the total to 9, including three deaths. The three people who died had other health problems. This Friday the tenth contagion was registered.
Source: Ambito
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