38-year-old man from Kerala, India, first reported South Asian case of monkeypox clade 1b.
India has reported its first case of monkeypox from the fast-spreading clade 1b strain. The patient, a 38-year-old man from Malappuram district in Kerala, had recently traveled from the United Arab Emirates. This case is significant as it marks South Asia's first recorded instance of this new strain, which is associated with a global increase in monkeypox cases, according to Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma.
September 23, 2024
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