Kerala (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: On Monday, Union Health Ministry of Health has informed that India has registered its second case of Monkypox. A 31 year old man from Kannur in Kerala tested positive for Monkypox.
The patient has landed at the Mangalore airport in coastal Karnataka from Dubai on July 13. He was admitted to a hospital after he exhibited symptoms of the disease. His samples were sent to the national institute of virology, Pune, and they tested positive for the virus, the official said.
“In view of the report of confirmation of a case of Monkypox disease from Kollam district in Kerala, the health ministry has decided to depute a multi-disciplinary central team to support the state government of Kerala in investigating the outbreak and institute requisite public health measures,” an official memorandum by the health ministry last week read.
The Union Health Ministry had last week rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to assist the state health authorities in instituting public health measures after the first confirmed case of Monkypox was detected from Kollam district on Thursday.
