Previously, the man visited Berlin from May 12 to 16 before returning to Dallas and flew to Puerto Vallarta on May 27.Īfter fleeing the medical facility, the Texan then went to the hotel where he was staying with his partner and caught a flight out of Puerto Vallarta on June 4, before authorities were able to locate him. The health agency said the patient had symptoms of 'cough, chills, muscle pain and pustule-like lesions on his face, neck and trunk.'ĭuring his stay in Mexico, he attended parties at the Mantamar Beach Club - an adults-only gay lounge in the resort city. The 48-year-old man, whose name has been withheld, was seen by doctors at a Puerto Vallarta medical facility and was instructed to test for the viral bug and quarantine, the Jalisco state health department said in a statement.

An American man fled from a hospital in Mexico's Puerto Vallarta after showing symptoms of monkeypox before boarding a flight and returning to Texas where he tested positive, authorities said Wednesday.