Health authorities in Nayarit have raised the alarm following the detection of what is suspected to be the first case of monkeypox (mpox) in the state, involving a 23-year-old male patient. The man, who presented with symptoms indicative of monkeypox, was evaluated at an IMSS-Bienestar hospital in the municipality of Bahía de Banderas. However, the situation took a troubling turn when the patient refused to remain in quarantine and fled the hospital, using public transportation, thereby raising concerns about the potential for an outbreak in the region.