⚠️ BREAKING: Mysterious outbreak,Covid-like pneumonia infects 60 people in Buenos Aires of Argentina 🇦🇷
Doctors are on high alert over a mystery flu-like illness with similarities to Covid-19 that has people critically ill in Argentina.
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Doctors are on high alert over a mystery flu-like illness with similarities to Covid-19 that has people critically ill in Argentina.
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International public health surveillance system, ProMed, issued an alert on April 17 after 60 cases of the unknown sickness were reported in Buenos Aires.
This is the same database that first alerted authorities to Covid-19 back in late 2019.
This is the same database that first alerted authorities to Covid-19 back in late 2019.
The alert, submitted anonymously "via an individual known to ProMed", stated: "In the past 30 days, there appears to have been an increase in severe atypical pneumonia requiring critical care in Buenos Aires.
The affected individuals are mostly young people without major risk factors."
While no official statements have been made by Argentinian officials, it's reported that patients have needed mechanical ventilation to help them breathe.
While no official statements have been made by Argentinian officials, it's reported that patients have needed mechanical ventilation to help them breathe.
Over a third of those affected showed symptoms of psittacosis, a disease caused by a type of chlamydia found in birds. However, many had no apparent history of contact with birds, the alert noted.
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