Overview

• A typhoid fever outbreak has been confirmed in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, marking the first multi-case outbreak in Argentina since 2004.
• Health authorities have identified ten confirmed cases, with four patients still hospitalized and others receiving outpatient antibiotic treatment.
• Investigations suggest a shared groundwater tank in two buildings, affected by earlier water supply disruptions, as the likely source of contamination.
• The death of one patient on April 17, a relative of two confirmed cases, is under investigation for a potential link to the outbreak.
• Preventive guidelines on water and food hygiene have been issued as concerns grow over antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Typhi strains.