The Ministry of Health of Argentina He reported that the first suspected case of monkeypox was detected in the neighboring country. This is a man residing in the province of Buenos Aires, who is isolated.
The health authority reported that the citizen is in “good general condition” and is “receiving symptomatic treatment.” In addition, he explained that has a history of travel to Spainwhere he was from April 28 to May 16, 2022.
Following the international notification of the first cases of monkeypox in non-endemic countries, The Argentine Government formed a work team “with the aim of initiating surveillance of the new event and generate specific recommendations for health teams and the population”.
As of yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 28 laboratory-confirmed cases and 12 suspected cases of monkeypox in 12 non-endemic countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States).
“In these cases, no antecedent or link with endemic areas has yet been confirmed,” warned the Ministry of the Government of Alberto Fernández through a statement.
“The extent of community transmission is still unclear at this stage and therefore there is potential to identify more cases. Nevertheless It is worth mentioning that the monkeypox virus is considered to have a transmissibility moderate among humans,” one document said.
No alert in Bolivia
The Vice Minister of Health and Promotion of Bolivia, Álvaro Terrazas Peláez, pointed out this Sunday that there is still no epidemiological alert in the country against monkeypox and clarified that it is a disease different from smallpox that was eradicated in the world.
“At the moment 11 countries that have had cases are reported, but they are limited cases”, the authority, who added: “An alert has not been given, because they are very focused cases.”
The illness spread through close physical contact with an infected person or from contaminated wounds.
The most common symptom is the appearance of blisters on the skin. Also, fever, headache and muscletiredness or swollen lymph nodes.
The Ministry of Health of Argentina He reported that the first suspected case of monkeypox was detected in the neighboring country. This is a man residing in the province of Buenos Aires, who is isolated.
The health authority reported that the citizen is in “good general condition” and is “receiving symptomatic treatment.” In addition, he explained that has a history of travel to Spainwhere he was from April 28 to May 16, 2022.
Following the international notification of the first cases of monkeypox in non-endemic countries, The Argentine Government formed a work team “with the aim of initiating surveillance of the new event and generate specific recommendations for health teams and the population”.
As of yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 28 laboratory-confirmed cases and 12 suspected cases of monkeypox in 12 non-endemic countries (Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States).
“In these cases, no antecedent or link with endemic areas has yet been confirmed,” warned the Ministry of the Government of Alberto Fernández through a statement.
“The extent of community transmission is still unclear at this stage and therefore there is potential to identify more cases. Nevertheless It is worth mentioning that the monkeypox virus is considered to have a transmissibility moderate among humans,” one document said.
No alert in Bolivia
The Vice Minister of Health and Promotion of Bolivia, Álvaro Terrazas Peláez, pointed out this Sunday that there is still no epidemiological alert in the country against monkeypox and clarified that it is a disease different from smallpox that was eradicated in the world.
“At the moment 11 countries that have had cases are reported, but they are limited cases”, the authority, who added: “An alert has not been given, because they are very focused cases.”
The illness spread through close physical contact with an infected person or from contaminated wounds.
The most common symptom is the appearance of blisters on the skin. Also, fever, headache and muscletiredness or swollen lymph nodes.
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