Monkeypox In India – Bhartiyanews24x7

The suspected case of monkeypox identified in India has tested positive. "Laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of mpox virus of the West African Clade 2 in the patient," the health ministry said in a statement. The 26 year old man from Haryana's Hisar had returned to the country from abroad. He was admitted to Delhi government-run LNJP Hospital on Saturday.Mpox's resurgence, and the detection in the Democratic Republic of Congo of a new strain, dubbed Clade 1b, prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare its highest international alert level on August 14.The new Clade 1b strain was first detected among sex work in eastern DR Congo in September 2023. Clade 1b cases have been recorded in nearby Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda -- none of which had previously detected mp...

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...

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