According to health officials, three people have died from “pneumonia of unknown cause” in Argentina. As the health minister of the northwestern province of Tucumán, Luis Medina Ruiz, announced on Thursday, nine cases of respiratory disease were found in a private clinic there.
Eight of the sick are or were nurses in the clinic. Three of the infected persons have died since Monday. Health authorities are now trying to figure out which pathogen is causing the pneumonia.
Corona, Hanta and flu excluded
During the investigations at a renowned laboratory in the capital Buenos Aires, the coronavirus, influenza A and B flu viruses and hantaviruses were already ruled out as possible causes. According to the information, the three deceased are two nurses and a 70-year-old patient who was admitted to the clinic for surgery.
It was a “serious respiratory disease with bilateral pneumonia,” the health minister in charge said on Wednesday. In addition to a pathogen, possible “toxic” and “environmental causes” would also be investigated. The water and air conditioning systems would be examined.
Source: Krone
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