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Argentina: fatal Legionella pneumonia

Four people died of the disease

A mysterious pneumonia cause has been found in Argentina

Four people died in Argentina from “pneumonia of unknown cause,” and now that cause has been identified: Legionella.

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Four people have died in Argentina of a mysterious lung disease. (Icon picture)

Argentina’s health authorities have made everything clear after several cases of fatal pneumonia: it’s because of Legionella, Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti (50) said at a press conference in Tucumán on Saturday.

The exact type of bacteria has not yet been determined. A total of four people have died since Monday, who died of “pneumonia of unknown cause”, it was initially said. A total of 11 people were sick. All cases were found near a private clinic in Tucuman.