HUS cases decrease in Argentina however still position a fatal issue
Argentina tape-recorded nearly 50 hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) cases in the very first 6 weeks of 2024.
HUS is a serious issue connected with E. coli infections that triggers kidney failure.
The 49 cases approximately mid-February are lower than the average in the very same duration from 2019 to 2023. In 2023, 81 cases were reported and in 2022 it was 73, according to figures released in the National Epidemiological Bulletin.
5 deaths have actually been reported, which is up on the 2 deaths in 2023 and 3 in 2022. 3 deaths remained in kids under 5 years of age, and the other 2 remained in those over 5 years of ages.
Most of those impacted are kids more youthful than 5. In 2024, 34 of the 49 cases remain in this age. In 2023, 69 cases remained in this age; in 2022, it was 52.
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