Mpox Alert! Argentina Confirms First Indigenous Case of Virus

Argentina: The latest country to join the list of those with Mpox virus cases is Argentina as it reports its first indigenous case of the virus.

More details on the details are awaited, however, this comes days after the country's health officials ruled out suspected case on the grains ship.

Argentina Reports First Indigenous Case of Mpox

As mentioned earlier, Argentina has confirmed its first indigenous case of Mpox. 

Further details are awaited.

Argentina Health Officials Had Ruled Out Suspected Mpox Case

Just days ago, an Indian national, who was a crew member on a quarantined grains cargo ship, had developed cyst-like skin lesions on his chest and face.

However, after he was tested for Mpox virus, the health ministry had issued a statement saying that the test had come out negative.

Mpox Cases in Asia, Scare for India?

Thailand has confirmed Asia's first case of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox, on Thursday, as per officials.

The patient, a 66-year-old European, tested positive for this new strain after arriving in Bangkok on August 14.

Prior to arriving in Thailand, the patient had traveled from Africa to the United Kingdom. The Department of Disease Control reported that lab tests have identified the infection as mpox Clade 1b.

"Thailand's Department of Disease Control wishes to confirm the lab test result which shows mpox Clade 1b in a European patient," said the department in an official statement.

No M-pox case has been registered in India as of now, but as a precautionary measure, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has issued a protocol advisory for handling suspected cases.