Mpox: Argentina quarantines cargo ship over suspected case of virus

The ship was near the port of Rosario and authorities were alerted that a crew member was showing cyst-like lesions'

Argentine authorities have quarantined a cargo ship in the Parana River over a suspected case of mpox onboard, the government said on Tuesday, as global public health authorities remain on alert for a new faster-spreading variant of the virus.

The ship near Argentina's inland grains port of Rosario alerted authorities that one of its crew members of Indian nationality showed cyst-like skin lesions predominantly on the chest and face," the ministry said in a statement.