Centre confirms mpox case, but says it’s a different strain | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry on Monday confirmed that the person who was recently isolated on arrival to India from an African country is positive for the Monkeypox (Mpox) virus.However, the ministry clarified, the strain of the Mpox virus affecting the person, West African clade 2, is not part of the current public health emergency. "This case is an isolated case, like the earlier 30 cases reported in India from July 2022 onwards and is not a part of the current public health emergency (reported by WHO) which is regarding clade 1 of mpox," the health ministry explained.Sources said the person found positive for Mpox had travelled to India from a country experiencing ongoing Mpox transmission.He is currently isolated at a designated tertiary care isolation facility in Delhi. "The p...