Monkeypox arrives in Latin America: Argentina registers the first cases

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Argentine health authorities confirmed on Friday the

"The result of the PCR sample taken by the

from the first suspected case of monkeypox was positive," reported a statement from the

, adding that "the sequencing showed a high percentage of homology with sequences from the

According to the Argentine press, the first case is a

The patient is "in good condition, undergoing symptomatic treatment," while his close contacts are under clinical and epidemiological control and without presenting symptoms, the report said.

In

the news was received with caution.

"For now, it doesn't scare me, but we have to be vigilant because Covid didn't scare us either," said Pablo, a 43-year-old salesman.

The

notified in the afternoon the confirmation of another case that was under study.

This is a resident of Spain who is visiting the province of Buenos Aires and has no connection with the previous patient.

His age was not disclosed.

"The person has

without other associated symptoms, arrived in the country on May 25 and started symptoms on May 26. The patient is in good general condition, isolated and receiving symptomatic treatment," the report said.

"His close contacts are under strict clinical and epidemiological follow-up, all of them being asymptomatic to date," he added.

The disease was first identified in humans in 1970 in the

and is currently considered endemic in a dozen African countries.

Its appearance in non-endemic countries is what worries experts.

So far, confirmed cases in non-endemic areas are generally mild and

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