Argentina rocked as contaminated medical fentanyl kills up to 96 patients
Dozens of hospital patients treated with opioid for unrelated conditions suffered serious bacterial infectionsAs many as 96 people are now thought to have died in Argentina after being treated with medical-use fentanyl that was tainted with bacteria.The official death toll stands at 87, and a...
<p>Dozens of hospital patients treated with opioid for unrelated conditions suffered serious bacterial infections</p><p>As many as 96 people are now thought to have died in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/argentina">Argentina</a> after being treated with medical-use fentanyl that was tainted with bacteria.</p><p>The official death toll stands at <a href="https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/las-v%C3%ADctimas-por-fentanilo-contaminado-en-argentina-se-elevan-a-al-menos-87/89824361?utm_source=chatgpt.com">87</a>, and a judicial source has told the <a href="https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/judiciary/medical-use-contaminated-fentanyl-death-toll-in-argentina-rises-to-87-could-rise-to-96">Buenos Aires Herald</a> that nine further deaths are under investigation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/14/argentina-contaminated-fentanyl">Continue reading...</a>
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