Crew member on a flight which came into St Lucia tested positive for Monkeypox virus.
The crew member did not disembark from the flight and contact tracing was undertaken by team the Epidemiology Department at St. Lucia’s Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs.
An alert was issued to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) about the crew member on a flight which came into St Lucia who has since tested positive for the Monkeypox virus.
The crew member did not disembark from the flight. As obtained with infectious diseases, the required contact tracing process is currently being undertaken by the contact tracing team within the Ministry of Health. All identified contacts of the case shall be contacted by the Ministry of Health and placed in quarantine and monitored over a 21-day period.
With the significant increase in the number of cases of Monkeypox which have been confirmed globally in recent weeks, Saint Lucia has strengthened the capacity to manage individuals who are either suspect or confirmed cases.
The protocols which are in place for COVID-19 have been modified to allow for the management of Monkeypox. Any person exposed to Monkeypox shall be placed in quarantine and monitored by the Home Monitoring Te
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