Monkeypox in India: 26 year old man from Haryana tests positive – Times of India
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...