Monkeypox-infected US citizen escapes from Mexican hospital, flees nation | World News

A US citizen with monkeypox escaped from a hospital in a Mexican resort and fled the nation, native well being authorities mentioned Wednesday.

The 48-year-old man, initially from Texas, fled the hospital in Puerto Vallarta on Mexico's Pacific coast final weekend regardless of having been advised by medical employees that he must be examined for monkeypox and saved in isolation, the state well being division mentioned in a press release.

When he arrived on the hospital, the affected person had signs of "cough, chills, muscle ache and pustule-like lesions on his face, neck and trunk," the company mentioned.

After fleeing the medical facility, the Texan then went to the resort the place he was staying along with his associate and caught a flight out of Puerto Vallarta on June 4, earlier than authorities have been capable of find him.

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The US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention confirmed to Mexican authorities on Monday that the affected person had returned to america the place a check confirmed he had monkeypox.

Previous to arriving in Puerto Vallarta on Might 27, the person was in Berlin, Germany, between Might 12 and 16, and subsequently in Dallas, Texas.

Throughout his keep in Mexico, he attended events on the Mantamar Seaside Membership within the resort city of Jalisco.

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Well being officers urged anybody who attended the membership between Might 27 and June 4 to observe their well being.

The World Well being Group mentioned Wednesday that it was conscious of greater than 1,000 instances of monkeypox in nations the place the illness isn't endemic.