Mexican health agency issues warning on possible monkeypox transmission at Puerto Vallarta gay beach club
ebar.comThe Ministry of Health for the Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a warning over monkeypox aimed at anyone who visited a gay beach club in Puerto Vallarta last week.In a statement posted in stilted English on the department's Facebook page Wednesday, June 8, the department wrote, "In Jalisco, we have strengthened surveillance to detect monkeypox cases on time and help provide timely attention.
For further information please contact our Call Center at 33-3823-3220 or the Epidemiological and Health Intelligence Unit (UIES) of Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco (Jalisco Ministry of Health) at 33-3030-5000 ext.
35059 and 35072."The announcement included a graphic in English that advised anyone who attended parties at the Mantamar Beach Club between May 27 and June 4 and "especially" those who have exhibited symptoms to seek immediate medical help.
The posting lists medical facilities in Puerto Vallarta.The post drew dozens of mostly negative comments on Facebook, including from someone who posted a Photoshopped image showing apes from a "Planet of the Apes" movie superimposed on the pool at Mantamar.
