Argentina on Tuesday quarantined a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier sailing from Brazil on the Parana River near Santa Fe province after discovering that one of its crew members was showing symptoms consistent with the virus. monkey poxaccording to official data EFE.

«The ship did not arrive at the port and the planned protocol was activated. The border control service contacted the ship waiting at the dock and invited medical personnel on board to carry out an examination,” sources in the Argentine Ministry of Health told EFE.

Presence of a suspicious infected person on the bulk carrier Ina Lotte was warned by one of the ship’s pilotswho informed the captain of the ship, which made a stop in the Buenos Aires port of San Nicolas, 64 kilometers from Rosario, so that the crew member could be treated by medical personnel, sources in the Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA) said.

“Border Health, having detected fever, one of the first symptoms, gave the order to anchor the vessel, which continued its journey to the oil complex in search of grain, near the city of San Lorenzo (23 kilometers from Rosario), where operation is supported“It is under quarantine and will not be able to dock,” sources said.

The Ministry of Health subsequently issued a statement in which He said the ship had come from the Brazilian port of Santos. and that the crew member who developed symptoms is an Indian national.

“Medical monitoring was requested on board for the entire crew, pilots and flight personnel. samples will be taken from the affected areas according to the indications of epidemiological surveillance. Therefore, the ship heading to Puerto San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, will remain at anchor without free discussion, so only medical personnel will be able to board, and no one will be able to disembark,” the department said in a statement.

You might be interested > WHO tries to offer peace of mind in face of Mpox outbreak: ‘It’s not Covid’

Healthcare sources consulted EFE They noted that “If symptoms compatible with monkeypox are present, samples are sent for diagnosis.working with Migrations, which has an API (acronym in English) system, which is advance passenger information that tells us where they have been in the last six months and whether they have had symptoms.”

Although Argentina has not yet registered a single case of the new variant of monkeypox, Healthcare continues to prioritize epidemiological surveillance to identify, diagnose early, provide adequate care and implement isolation measures and contact tracing of possible cases.

For this reason, Argentina announced last week that will strengthen sanitary control at airports and other entry points into the countryThis comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the monkeypox virus (formerly known as monkeypox) a “global health emergency.”

You might be interested > They are calling for stronger health surveillance after the first case of mpox in Europe.

Monkeypox is an infectious disease that can cause a painful rash, swollen glands, and a fever that It is transmitted through close skin-to-skin or skin-to-mucous contact. (eg, saliva), especially during sexual intercourse or through contaminated objects and puncture wounds.

Although the vast majority of infections occur in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the focus of the current outbreak and where the disease is endemic, twelve African Union (AU) member states 18,910 cases of MPOC accumulate and 541 deaths in 2024. (EFE)