India Confirms First Case of Highly Contagious Mpox Clade 1b
A 38-year-old man in Kerala has been diagnosed with the fast-spreading mpox variant after returning from the UAE.
- The World Health Organization has declared mpox clade 1b a public health emergency due to its high transmissibility and severity.
- The patient in Kerala is being treated in a hospital, and 66 individuals who had close contact with him are under surveillance.
- Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, causes symptoms such as fever, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, and painful skin lesions.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the JYNNEOS vaccine for travelers to countries with ongoing Clade I mpox transmission.
- India has heightened surveillance and testing measures at international airports to prevent further spread of the virus.
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