The news website Infobay reported that health authorities in Argentina quarantined a commercial ship because one of the crew members might be infected with monkeypox.
“Due to a possible case of smallpox, a ship flying the Liberian flag was isolated in the Paraná River, a few kilometers from the city of Rosario (which is Argentina’s main agricultural port),” said a post the sites.
The ship had arrived in Argentina with a cargo of grains on board results will appear, and no one can leave the ship.
Last week, the African Union Health Authority declared a public health emergency, which is the highest level of alert, due to the outbreak of smallpox on the continent.
The Director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared the monkey disease in Africa a “public health emergency of international concern.” The agency has reported more than 17 cases of monkeypox and more than 500 deaths worldwide this year.
The group pointed out that more than 96% of cases of infection and death from smallpox occurred in the Congo, whose health system has long struggled to contain the disease throughout large area of the country despite its poor infrastructure.
According to the group, children under the age of 15 account for more than 70% of cases and 85% of deaths in the Congo, and scientists are concerned about a new type of monkeypox in the Congo, which easier to move.
2024-08-21 05:06:07
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