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According to a study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), rectal pain and penile swelling (edema) are commonly seen in the current outbreak as compared to the previous outbreaks.

A 34-year-old man from Delhi with no history of foreign travel tested positive for monkeypox, taking Indias tally of cases to four and prompting the Centre to hold a high-level review meeting, the government said on Sunday.

Monkeypox outbreak, which has so far caused more than 16,000 infections in about 75 countries and five deaths, can be contained, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) official.

Suspected monkeypox case reported from UP; samples sent for further testing

Monkeypox has affected over 15,800 people in 72 countries, according to a tally by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published on 20 July

Scientists are worried about the outbreak of a disease not previously known to spread easily among humans.

Delhi man with no foreign travel history tests positive for monkeypox, Indias 4th case

The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization's highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday.

The classification is the highest alert the World Health Organization can issue.

Monkeypox in India: Notably, the first case of monkeypox in the WHO South-East Asia Region has been reported from India, in a 35-year-old man who arrived from the Middle East earlier this week.