The state of Kerala confirms the second mpox case amid outbreak in India. Take a look at the guidelines issued by the Union Health Ministry to prevent further spread of the infection.

Ernakulam, Kerala contracts Mpox; Health department confirms infection, urges vigilance and precautionary measures for prevention.

Kochi: One more case of mpox has been confirmed in Kerala. The disease was confirmed in a man, who recently returned from abroad to Ernakulam and was admitted to a hospital with the symptoms. He is currently undergoing treatment here.

Kerala confirmed its second Mpox (monkeypox) case, raising India’s total to three. A 26-year-old man returning from the UAE tested positive, with his samples sent for genomic sequencing. Read on to know tips to stop mpox virus from spreading.

The samples of the patient, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, have been sent for genomic sequencing at the National Institute of Virology in Maharashtra's Pune to ascertain whether it is the deadly Clade 1b strain or the previously known Clade IIb strain.

The first Mpox case in India this year involved a man from Haryana, with a less concerning strain. The second case, detected in Kerala, was the first instance of the more concerning clade 1b strain

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first recorded case from the new strain. Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma confirmed the strain after news agency ANI cited official sources as saying that the mpox case reported in the Malappuram district of Kerala last week belonged to clade 1.

The virus with the new strain has been detected in a man from Kerala state India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO),

India has confirmed its first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox known as clade 1b, health authorities said on Tuesday.

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala health department has announced plans to issue updated Mpox prevention and treatment guidelines, following the confirmation of the country's first case of a new strain in the state on Monday.

India has reported its first case of Monkeypox (Mpox) caused by the fast-spreading Clade 1B strain of the virus. Last month, WHO declared Mpox a disease of international concern. Health ministry sources said the strain has been found in a patient from Kerala who returned from Dubai recently.