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Mexico confirms first case of monkeypox

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Mexico on Saturday reported its first confirmed case of monkeypox, based on deputy well being secretary Hugo Lopez-Gatell.

The affected person was a 50-year-old everlasting resident of New York who’s being handled in Mexico Metropolis, Lopez-Gatell mentioned on Twitter.

“He was in all probability contaminated within the Netherlands,” Lopez-Gatell wrote, including that the affected person was being remoted and was in secure situation.

On Friday, Argentina grew to become the primary Latin American nation to report a case of monkeypox.

US MONKEYPOX CASES CLIMB, ANOTHER REPORTED IN COLORADO

Test tubes labeled "monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration from May 22, 2022. 

Check tubes labeled “monkeypox virus optimistic” are seen on this illustration from Could 22, 2022. 
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WHO: NEARLY 200 CASES OF MONKEYPOX VIRUS ACROSS MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES

Round 20 international locations the place monkeypox just isn’t endemic have reported outbreaks of the viral illness, with greater than 200 confirmed or suspected infections largely in Europe.

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The outbreaks are elevating alarm as a result of monkeypox, which spreads by means of shut contact and was first present in monkeys, largely happens in West and Central Africa and solely very often spreads elsewhere.

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