Monkeypox Suspect From Telangana's Kamareddy Admitted To Fever Hospital, Samples Sent To NIV Pune

According to hospital sources, his sample has been sent to the National Institute of Virology Lab in Pune and until the reports arrive, he has been kept in isolation and undergoing treatment.

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New Delhi: A 40-year-old man from Kamareddy district in Telangana has been shifted to Fever Hospital in Hyderabad after he manifested symptoms similar to that of monkeypox, officials said. According to reports, the person had returned from Kuwait on July 6 and on July 23 he developed skin rashes. He went to a private hospital and after diagnosis, he was referred to Kamareddy District Hospital and from there he was sent to Fever Hospital in Hyderabad by the health authorities.    

According to hospital sources, his sample has been sent to the National Institute of Virology Lab in Pune and until the reports arrive, he has been kept in isolation and undergoing treatment.   

The health authorities have identified six people who had been in direct contact with this person and none of them has any symptoms at present, the sources said, adding that they have also been kept in isolation.

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Meanwhile, Telangana health Minister T Harish Rao reviewed the situation in the state after India reported four monkeypox cases. The state health authorities urged the people not to worry as it is not a fatal disease.

It is to be noted that the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Atul Goel on Sunday reviewed the monkeypox situation in the country and directed the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to carry out a detailed epidemiological investigation of the cases.

It was highlighted that health facilities should keep a lookout for people who complain of an unexplained rash and have travelled in the last 21 days to a country that has recently had confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox.