Khushi Thapa, Mumbai Uncensored, 15th July 2022:
India’s first monkeypox case was confirmed in the Kollam District of Kerala on Thursday. A 35-year-old man who came from UAE was diagnosed with the disease and has been currently admitted to the Thiruvananthapuram medical college.
After developing fever and other symptoms, he first obtained medical advice from a private hospital in Kollam. He himself informed that one of his close friends in the UAE had been diagnosed with monkeypox.
The Centre assigned a high-level multidisciplinary team to Kerala on Thursday to work with state authorities to undertake public health measures following the discovery of the country’s first verified case of monkeypox in the Kollam district.
Monkeypox cases have been found in numerous locations across more than 50 nations since January of this year. According to the Minister, samples were examined at the National Institute of Virology in Pune, where the results of the testing confirmed the case in India.
According to Kerala Health Minister Veena George, the infected person is believed to have come in contact with another confirmed case in the emirates. “The confirmed case, a native of Kollam, has been isolated after he developed symptoms of the disease. He has been admitted to an isolated facility at the Government Medical College in Thiruvananthapuram. Eleven persons, who have been in touch with the infected person on his return from the UAE on July 12, have been identified as contacts and are under observation,” George said.
