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Monkeypox cases linked to festival in Zipolite, Oaxaca confirmed

 

Confirman casos de viruela símica vinculados a festival en Zipolite, Oaxaca
... Zipolite, así como cuatro casos adicionales en la Ciudad de México, todos vinculados a dicho festival en la playa. Se trata de un hombre de 26…

Oaxaca (February 26, 2025).- Health authorities in Oaxaca  issued a health alert after a case of monkeypox (Mpox) was confirmed  in a person who participated in the  Tenth Nudist Meeting in Zipolite , as well as four additional cases in Mexico City , all linked to said beach festival. 

This is a 26-year-old man, who is already receiving medical attention at the General Hospital of Zone 41 of the  Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)  in Santa María Huatulco .

The patient presented symptoms such as cephalocaudal rash with characteristics of macules, papules, vesicles and crust, as well as fever, headache, chills, and ulcers.

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Although no further cases have been detected at this time, Oaxaca health authorities (SSO)  indicated that close surveillance will be maintained in the fixed and mobile medical units of Health Jurisdiction 4 in the coastal region.

The population was urged to resume wearing face masks in closed spaces and to reinforce personal hygiene measures.

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