He Regional Ministerial Secretary (SEREMI) of Health From Tarapacá, David Valle, announced that the first case of mpox, known as monkeypox, was registered in Chili.
The infected person, who has already recovered, had entered the hospital on July 23. Ernesto Galdames Hospital in the regional capital, where he was admitted and began his treatment recovery.
“The patient was admitted urgently and remains hospitalized in isolation. The infection was contracted through direct contact and sexual, with a person from Bolivia“, explained David Valle and added that for this reason “it is considered a confirmed case of imported origin“.
The person’s isolation ended on August 11, the date on which the period of contagion established. He is currently “still hospitalized due to complications related to pre-existing pathologiesbut not because of the disease” explained the Secretary of Health of Tarapacá.
The Chilean health authorities They emphasize the importance of the first positive case being imported and “for the peace of mind of the population, so far no cases of the new virus have been registered. variant of mpox in the country,” Valle reassured and added that however, “the health teams continue to closely monitor the situation.”
Monkeypox in Argentina
Two days ago the first case of mpox in Neuquen and in total they are already 11 the detected in Argentina. The General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health of the province, reported that this is a person with a history of travel and is asymptomatic.
“Anyone who presents general symptoms such as fever, discomfortpain in the jointsassociated with these injuries in the furand who has had a history of travel in the last 21 days or has had close contact with a person who has these lesions, should always make a medical consultation“said the director of Epidemiology of the health portfolio, Cecilia Miranda.
The 11 cases detected In Argentina they were detected in the following provinces: Buenos Aires (7), Corrientes (1), Santa Fe (1), Río Negro (1) and Neuquén (1). The director explained that “everyone had a good evolutionand there are no deaths to date (in the country)”.
Source: Ambito
