Argentina will implement a quarantine for a cargo ship following the appearance of mpox symptoms in one of its crew members.
A representative from the nation's health department communicated to CNN that the investigation will be conducted by the border health agency, who've reached out to the ship's team and are currently waiting for their arrival at the dock.
Upon arrival, medical professionals will enter the ship to assess if the crew member's ailments align with monkeypox. If they do, specimens will be collected for analysis. The entire team will be isolated until the test outcomes are revealed.
At this moment, the ministry hasn't disclosed the specific number of individuals sailing aboard the Liberian vessel entitled Ina-Lotte.
On the 6th of this month, the ministry suggested bolstering border health safeguards in Argentina, just days following the World Health Organization's declaration of a global health crisis due to monkeypox outbreaks in certain African regions.
Various Latin American nations, such as Colombia, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Mexico, have also announced comparable surveillance initiatives.
The more lethal strain of the virus, clade Ib, is rapidly spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo and has affected at least four previously unaffected African nations so far.
This is an ongoing event. Expect more developments.
The World Health Organization's global health crisis due to monkeypox outbreaks has prompted discussions about strengthening border health measures across the Americas. The Americas, including countries like Argentina, have joined efforts with other regions of the world to manage this issue.
