Kerala Reports India's First Monkeypox Case, Minister Says UAE Returnee Stable
Kerala health minister Veena George said that the patient is quite stable and all the vitals are normal.
New Delhi: Kerala reported the first confirmed case of monkeypox on Thursday, according to news agency ANI. As per the report, Kerala Health Minister Veena George, confirming the news, said the person is a traveller from UAE and he had reached Trivandrum airport on July 12. The minister further said that all required steps are being taken as per the guidelines issued by WHO and ICMR.
A Monkey Pox positive case is reported. He is a traveller from UAE. He reached the state on 12th July. He reached Trivandrum airport and all the steps are being taken as per the guidelines issued by WHO and ICMR: Kerala Health Minister Veena George pic.twitter.com/oufNR7usLN
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022
As per the ANI report, minister Veena George said that the patient is quite stable and all the vitals are normal. The primary contacts have been identified - his father, mother, taxi driver, auto driver, and 11 passengers of the same flight who were in adjacent seats.
She added that the Kerala Health Department has issued guidelines on Monkeypox and urged the people not to worry or be anxious.
Meanwhile, following the Monkeypox case in Kerala, Union Health Ministry will deploy a multi-disciplinary Central team to support the state government in probing the outbreak and instituting requisite health measures, as per the ANI report.
Following India's first case of Monkeypox in Kollam, Kerala, Union Health Ministry to deploy a multi-disciplinary Central team to support the Kerala govt in probing the outbreak and instituting requisite health measures https://t.co/AhCcCBImx4 pic.twitter.com/E6Ia4uaRbp
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022
According to WHO, Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis, that is a virus that is transmitted to humans from animals, with symptoms similar to those seen in smallpox. However, Monkeypox is clinically less severe than smallpox, as per WHO.
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