{"id":92394,"date":"2026-06-03T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecitizenfortheworld.com\/?p=92394"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:10:24","slug":"acusan-a-dos-cientificos-de-ingresar-muestras-de-viruela-de-mono-a-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecitizenfortheworld.com\/?p=92394","title":{"rendered":"Acusan a dos cient\u00edficos de ingresar muestras de viruela de mono a Estados Unidos"},"content":{"rendered":"

La denuncia federal sostiene que Vincent Munster y Claude Kwe volvieron desde la Rep\u00fablica del Congo con viales desactivados en su equipaje, los ocultaron y falsearon informaci\u00f3n durante la inspecci\u00f3n aduanera<\/p>\n

Dos cient\u00edficos del laboratorio Rocky Mountain Laboratories<\/i>, en Estados Unidos, enfrentan cargos federales tras intentar ingresar tubos con muestras inactivas del <\/b>virus mpox<\/b><\/a> al pa\u00eds sin la autorizaci\u00f3n correspondiente y mentir a las autoridades. La acusaci\u00f3n, revelada en Detroit, se\u00f1ala a Vincent Munster<\/b> y Claude Kwe<\/b>, ambos, quienes omitieron declarar las muestras al regresar de la Rep\u00fablica del Congo.<\/p>\n

Las autoridades encontraron las muestras en el equipaje de los cient\u00edficos durante una inspecci\u00f3n en el aeropuerto de Detroit, luego de un vuelo procedente de Par\u00eds. Seg\u00fan el FBI, Munster neg\u00f3 transportar materiales biol\u00f3gicos, pero an\u00e1lisis posteriores confirmaron la presencia del virus desactivado. La falta de permisos y la ocultaci\u00f3n deliberada derivaron en la denuncia penal.<\/p>\n

Marcus Sykes, del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos, dijo: \u201cCualquier intento deliberado de ocultar y traficar materiales biol\u00f3gicos sin autorizaci\u00f3n representa una violaci\u00f3n a la confianza p\u00fablica y pudo haber puesto en riesgo a la poblaci\u00f3n\u201d, seg\u00fan inform\u00f3 AP News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Qui\u00e9nes son los detenidos y qu\u00e9 hac\u00edan en \u00c1frica<\/h2>\n

Las autoridades federales<\/a> identificaron a Vincent Munster<\/b> como jefe de la secci\u00f3n de ecolog\u00eda viral del Rocky Mountain Laboratories<\/i>, en Montana, y a Claude Kwe<\/b> como su colega. Ambos permanecieron nueve d\u00edas en la Rep\u00fablica del Congo, pa\u00eds que recientemente enfrent\u00f3 un brote de mpox con m\u00e1s de 2.000 muertes<\/b> antes de su finalizaci\u00f3n en abril, seg\u00fan ABC7 News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"Vincent<\/picture><\/div>\n
Vincent Munster y Claude Kwe, investigadores del Rocky Mountain Laboratories, transportaron muestras no autorizadas tras regresar de la Rep\u00fablica del Congo (REUTERS\/Dado Ruvic\/Illustration)<\/em><\/div>\n

La denuncia no aclara por qu\u00e9 los cient\u00edficos intentaron trasladar las muestras desactivadas de mpox a su laboratorio. El FBI indic\u00f3 que los acusados tienen experiencia en este tipo de investigaciones.<\/p>\n

Munster declar\u00f3 en el aeropuerto que cualquier documentaci\u00f3n necesaria estaba en su computadora port\u00e1til y minimiz\u00f3 la importancia del tr\u00e1mite: \u201cYo hago esto todo el tiempo\u201d, cit\u00f3 el FBI, seg\u00fan AP News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Qu\u00e9 es el mpox<\/h2>\n

El mpox, antes conocido como viruela del mono<\/b>, fue identificado por primera vez en 1958 durante brotes de una enfermedad similar a la viruela en monos de laboratorio. Hasta hace pocos a\u00f1os, la mayor\u00eda de los casos humanos se informaban en \u00c1frica central y occidental, principalmente por contacto con animales infectados.<\/p>\n

\"El<\/picture><\/div>\n
El mpox, antes viruela del mono, provoc\u00f3 m\u00e1s de 2.000 muertes en la Rep\u00fablica del Congo antes del brote finalizado en abril (REUTERS\/Justin Makangara)<\/em><\/div>\n

En 2022, la transmisi\u00f3n sexual del virus se confirm\u00f3 y surgieron brotes en m\u00e1s de 70 pa\u00edses sin antecedentes previos, seg\u00fan datos de la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud<\/b> citados por AP News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Los s\u00edntomas m\u00e1s frecuentes son fiebre y erupciones cut\u00e1neas, aunque pueden producirse complicaciones. La mayor\u00eda de las personas se recupera completamente.<\/p>\n

C\u00f3mo se detect\u00f3 el ingreso ilegal de la muestra<\/h2>\n

El descubrimiento se produjo durante una inspecci\u00f3n en el aeropuerto internacional de Detroit. Los agentes preguntaron a los cient\u00edficos si portaban muestras o materiales biol\u00f3gicos; Munster lo neg\u00f3, pero los an\u00e1lisis confirmaron la existencia de los viales.<\/p>\n

Ni Munster ni Kwe ten\u00edan la autorizaci\u00f3n requerida ni informaron a las autoridades aduaneras, seg\u00fan los documentos judiciales publicados por ABC7 News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"El<\/picture>El Instituto Nacional de Salud (NIH) colabora con el FBI y la justicia federal en la investigaci\u00f3n contra los cient\u00edficos del Rocky Mountain Laboratories (REUTERS\/Lukas Barth\/File Photo)<\/em><\/div>\n

La investigaci\u00f3n sigue en curso, con la colaboraci\u00f3n tanto del Instituto Nacional de Salud (NIH)<\/b>, responsable del laboratorio de los implicados, como del FBI y la justicia federal. El NIH aclar\u00f3 que, por tratarse de un proceso abierto y de una cuesti\u00f3n laboral, no puede ofrecer m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n por el momento, tal como recogi\u00f3 AP News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Por qu\u00e9 la denuncia genera preocupaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n

El caso inquieta a las agencias federales por las eventuales consecuencias de ingresar materiales biol\u00f3gicos no declarados, aun desactivados, a Estados Unidos. Las autoridades insisten en que ocultar o trasladar muestras sin permiso representa un riesgo para la salud p\u00fablica y debilita la confianza social en los controles sanitarios, de acuerdo con ABC7 News<\/i>.<\/p>\n

El proceso judicial busca determinar si hubo intenci\u00f3n deliberada y si la conducta de los cient\u00edficos pudo haber generado alg\u00fan riesgo, m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de que el material estuviese desactivado. Munster y Kwe deben comparecer esta semana ante un tribunal federal en Montana<\/b>.<\/p>\n

El NIH reiter\u00f3 su colaboraci\u00f3n con la justicia y las agencias implicadas, aunque limit\u00f3 la entrega de informaci\u00f3n a la espera de nuevos avances en la investigaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

(Con informaci\u00f3n de Infobae<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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