25.08.2024
PROFILE

The first locally acquired case of monkeypox has been confirmed following the WHO's declaration of an international emergency.

This is a 22-year-old man who was treated at a municipal hospital in San Isidro. It is the first case of its kind since the WHO declared an international emergency. His samples were analyzed by experts from the Malbrán Institute. He is self-isolating at home and is the ninth case of this illness registered so far this year.

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