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Out of the total of 9 cases in the country, 4 cases are from Delhi while the remaining five have been reported from Kerala. 

Monkeypox spread through close contact of mucosa or non-intact skin with infectious material, or large respiratory droplets during prolonged face-to-face contact.

The meeting is currently underway. The development comes on the back of rising monkeypox cases in the country. India has reported nine cases of the disease including one death so far.  

India has so far reported nine cases of monkeypox including one death. A 31-year-old woman tested positive for Monkeypox in the national capital on Wednesday. This is the first case of the disease among women in the country. Out of the total of nine cases, four cases are from Delhi while the remaining five have been reported from Kerala. 

As people are slowly coming out of the Covid-19 scare, the news about monkeypox, a milder cousin of smallpox, is causing growing unease amongst people. First described in 1958, fewer than 19000 cases reported in humans since 1970. Majority were reported from Central and West Africa. Only 8 cases were reported outside of Africa over last 5 years since a small epidemic broke out

The Covid cases are again on the rise in India but its another disease that must be worrying the country. A total of 9 monkeypox cases and one death related to it has been reported in India so far.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged the people not to panic over the spread of monkeypox in India, just as 8 cases of the same were reported

In India, a 22-year-old youth from Kerala died last week reportedly due to monkeypox. According to media reports, he returned to the state on July 21 from the UAE.

Monkeypox: There are two types of monkeypox virus- West African and Congo Basin. It is reported that the infection spreading at this time is from the West African type.

Monkeypox outbreak: India has recorded 8 cases of the virus till Tuesday. Know about the latest updates on the Monkeypox vaccine.