Argentina confirms first case of chickenpox in South America
Argentina’s Ministry of Health said in a statement Friday that it had confirmed the first two cases of monkeypox in Latin America.
Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal are the countries with the highest number of cases in recent outbreaks of generally mild viral diseases outside of endemic regions commonly found in parts of West and Central Africa.
Argentina’s Ministry of Health said, “The PCR results of this case are positive. So far no symptoms.
Late in the followingnoon, the Ministry of Health confirmed another case of a Spanish citizen who arrived in Argentina on Wednesday and started developing ulcerative lesions the next day.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, “The patient’s overall condition is good, and he is being isolated and receiving symptomatic treatment.”
The majority of infections reported worldwide so far have been non-serious. Most, if not all, people diagnosed with the current outbreak of monkeypox have been men who have had sex with men. Symptoms include fever and rash.
An outbreak of the viral disease has been reported in regarding 20 countries where monkey pox is not endemic, and more than 200 infections have been identified or suspected, mostly in Europe.
