Overview

• Health officials have confirmed ten typhoid fever cases in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, with five linked to Salmonella Typhi through laboratory testing.
• A shared well water tank, used after a two-week water supply cut earlier this year, is the suspected source of contamination.
• Four patients remain hospitalized in stable condition, while others have been treated with antibiotics on an outpatient basis.
• The death of a patient on April 17, who was related to two confirmed cases, is under investigation as part of the outbreak.
• Public health teams are conducting water and food testing, interviewing contacts, and issuing guidance on safe water use and food hygiene to prevent further cases.