Another monkeypox case in India? Youth with symptoms admitted to Kerala hospital | India News
The youth, according to the hospital authorities, reached Kannur from a Middle East country after landing at Mangaluru airport.
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The youth, according to the hospital authorities, reached Kannur from a Middle East country after landing at Mangaluru airport.
The Union health ministry on Thursday rushed a high-level multidisciplinary team to Kerala which reported the country's first case of monkeypox, a statement said, adding the team will assist the state authorities in instituting adequate public health measures to deal with the situation.
India reported its first monkeypox case with a traveller from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who arrived in Kerala three days ago testing positive for the viral disease.
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday asked states to increase surveillance on monkeypox, which has been reported in many countries across the world.
The emergence of monkeypox disease in non-endemic areas is a reminder that infectious diseases and pathogens are not restricted by the geographical borders, the group of researchers said.