Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 4, sickening 7 in Argentina

STORY: Legionella suspected as cause of illness killing 4, sickening 7 in Argentina DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of website pages 2. various of street views in Argentina STORYLINE: Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said on Saturday that Legionella may be the cause of the illness that has killed four and sickened 7 in the country. The main symptoms include pneumonia, fever and abdominal pain. "We have preliminary information, the definitive confirmation remains to be done through serological studies. In 4 samples (3 respiratory samples and a biopsy puncture of one of the deceased patients) the genome of the Legionella bacteria was detected, pending its typification (the suspicion is that it is Legionella pneumophila," said Vizzotti in a press conference. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Buenos Aires. (XHTV)