It’s about a United States citizeninternational traveler, who was in Vallarta Port.
It was a doctor from Texas who reported the case to the CDC. The agency in turn informed the Mexican health authorities. The affected person returned to his country of origin without prior isolation.
The SSJ The search for the patient and the sanitary fence began. Call the people who might have close contact to go for medical check-up in case of symptoms.
On June 4, the Secretary of Health Jalisco (SSJ) officially received notification from the National Center for International Liaison (CNEI) of the General Directorate of Epidemiology (DGE), of a suspected case of monkeypox in Puerto Vallarta; reported in turn by the Centers for Diseaese Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States of America (USA).
This is a male, 48 years old, originally and resident of Dallas, Texas (USA) who visited Puerto Vallarta for tourist reasons, accompanied by his partner. The man began with symptoms on May 30: cough, chills, muscle pain and pustule-like lesions on the face, neck and trunk.
On June 3, he contacted a doctor in Texas to report his situation.who recommended that he go for medical attention and reported the suspected case to the CDC and this to the CNEI of Mexico.
As relevant background, the person traveled to Berlin, Germany from May 12 to 16; he went back to dallas on May 16 and on the 27th of this same month he arrived in Puerto Vallarta on vacation.
The man went to a private hospital in Puerto Vallarta and suspected of this disease sampling was instructed. and isolation, which he refuses and withdraws (actually fled) from the unit.
After the SSJ was notified, immediately and in a coordinated manner on June 4, follow-up to the case by personnel from Sanitary Region VIII Puerto Vallarta, without being able to locate the person affected by any means of communication.
According to information from the place where the couple was staying, it was reported that they were seen leaving with suitcases on June 4; however, since the patient had a scheduled flight from Puerto Vallarta to Dallas On June 6, the International Health area of Puerto Vallarta informed the National Institute of Migration and the Airlines about the patient’s situation so that he would not be allowed to enter or board the aircraft, as well as his immediate notification to International Health.
On June 6 the CDC notified the CNEI that the patient traveled to the USA on June 4 without specifying airline, flight or time, by June 7 notification is received by the CNEI reporting the positive PCR test for Orthopoxvirus DNA (not smallpox), only awaiting confirmation by CDC laboratories.
Similarly, they reported that the patient during his stay in Puerto Vallarta was present at various celebrations, some of them held in a hotel in the port. Due to the above, it began with the reinforcement of epidemiological surveillance in health units, search for risk contacts and recommendations to the population.
Epidemiological surveillance
Because the identity of the contacts is unknown, the SSJ makes a call to the population that attended parties in the MANTAMAR BEACH CLUB between May 27 and June 4, 2022 to monitor your health status and in case you present symptoms such as headache, fever greater than 38.5 ° C, swollen glands, muscle pain and / or general malaise , to which may be added skin rashes (type maxules, papules, vesicles, pustules or scabs) that first affect the face and later spread to the rest of the body so that they go to receive immediate medical attention for which the Regional Public Health Laboratory adjacent to the Center of Salud Roberto Mendiola Orta located at 200 Rivera del Río Street, Romantic Zone, El Remance, Puerto Vallarta with hours from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. where a medical assessment will be carried out and, where appropriate, samples will be taken.
To know
monkeypox is a zoonosis, viral disease caused by the Orthopoxvirus virus, which occurs mainly in tropical forests of Central and West Africa, commonly transmitted to humans through contact with animals.
As of May 2022, several countries reported the presence of cases with no known links to West or Central Africa.
Monkeypox can be transmitted from person to person contact narrowed with secretions from the respiratory tract or skin lesions of an infected person or with recently contaminated objects.
The disease has an incubation period that ranges from 5 to 21 days.
national panorama
At the national level, on May 28, the first imported case of monkeypox was confirmed in a 50-year-old man, a permanent resident of New York City, who was probably infected in the Netherlands, and was treated in Mexico City with stable evolution. and in preventive isolation.
Recommendations for the population:
• Wash your hands frequently, with soap and water or alcohol gel solution.
• Cover nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing with respiratory etiquette.
• Avoid sharing food, drinks, cutlery and plates.
• When physically close to someone who is sick, wear a mask, especially if they are coughing or have mouth injuries.
• Wash clothes, towels, eating utensils and sheets that have been in contact with the sick person, using hot water and detergent.
• Clean and disinfect spaces where a sick person has been found and avoid close contact with them.
• Avoid contact with lesions, if they must be touched wear gloves and dispose of correctly.
• In case of symptoms, go to the doctor and avoid contact with other people
In case of doubt, you can call Call Center at 33-3823-3220 or to the Epidemiological Intelligence Unit and Sanitary (UIES) of the Jalisco Ministry of Health at 33-3030-5000 ext. 35059 and 35072.