PNEUMONIA, SEVERE – ARGENTINA: (BUENOS AIRES) POSSIBLE PSITTACOSIS,
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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Date: Wed 17 Apr 2024
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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. Bilateral consolidative infiltrates are seen on chest CT
scans with patients often requiring mechanical ventilation and
pronation. Informally, 20 of the 60 cases collected presented evidence
of psittacosis with 10 positive by PCR. Many of the affected patients
have no apparent history of contact with birds.