Argentina has a unknown cause of pneumonia that has caused 2 deaths

Jimu Journalist Li Lili Huang Jiaqi

According to a report on August 31 on August 31, local time in Argentina, the Ministry of Health of Argentina reported that 1 new case of unknown causes of pneumonia was added. At present, the disease has caused 6 infections, two of them died, and 4 of the severe infected people.

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The local health department said that the new death case was a 45 -year -old male patient who has been treated in the hospital since August 21.

The Ministry of Health reported that Dr. Carlos Malblan from the National Health Laboratory and Research Bureau (Anlis) received "samples from Turkmen Province, expanding the diagnosis of six cases of unknown pneumonia."

"These six cases have bilateral pneumonia, two of which are died, three were hospitalized, and one was in good isolation at home."

The report states that the case recorded so far is "involved 5 health workers and patients with a private nursing home." It also added that since August 22, "no new cases are found."

The heads of the Turkmen Health Department emphasized that these cases "have surveyed the new crown virus, flu, type A and type B flu, and Han virus, all of which are negative."

The Ministry of Health in Argentina is investigating its cause and transmission path. It is not yet determined whether it is a virus or a bacteria that causes the disease. It has not obtained valuable results.

Local officials demanded that the public is calm and pointed out that "the situation has been controlled, the patient has been admitted to the hospital and isolated. At present, the hospitals and nursing homes have been strictly monitored."

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