Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox

STORY: Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Malbran Institute, public scientific institution that confirmed the first case of monkeypox 2. various of Hospital Cemic 3. various of Argentine citizens 4. various of Government building STORYLINE: Argentina has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a man who arrived from Spain, the Health Ministry said Friday. "The patient is in good condition, undergoing symptomatic treatment, and his close contacts are under clinical and epidemiological control, with no symptoms to date," the ministry said in a statement. The test result from "the sample taken from the first high-probability case is positive, which confirms infection with poxviruses belonging to the Eurasian-African group of the Orthopox genus," the ministry said. Subsequently, genomic sequencing yielded a very high percentage of homology with the West African clade, like those found in new cas