India Reports Suspected Monkeypox Case
India’s Health Ministry announced on Sunday that a man who had recently traveled to a country experiencing a monkeypox outbreak is suspected of being infected.
The patient is currently isolated in a hospital and is in a stable condition, according to Reuters.
The ministry did not specify the strain of the virus he was infected with, but tests are underway to confirm the diagnosis.
It also stated that “the case is being managed according to existing protocols, and contacts of the patient are being traced to identify potential sources and assess the impact of the situation at the national level.”
Indian newspaper The Hindu reported last month that the country has been on alert since the emergence of a new monkeypox strain in Africa.
