India Isolates 'Suspected Mpox Case'

India on Sunday (8/9) reported that it had isolated a “suspected case of mpox,” assuring that the world’s most populous country had implemented “robust preventive measures,” the health ministry said in a statement. There are no confirmed cases of mpox in India, a country of 1.4 billion people. “A young male patient, who recently traveled to a country experiencing mpox transmission, has been identified as a suspected case of mpox,” the health ministry said in a statement. “The patient has been isolated at a designated hospital and is currently in stable condition,” the statement added, adding that “samples are being tested to confirm (whether the case is) mpox or not.” There were no further details about where he may have contracted the disease. “There is no reason for undue concern,” the statement added. “The country is fully prepared to deal with such isolated travel-related cases and has put in place robust measures to manage and mitigate any potential risks.” The resurgence of Mpox and the detection of a new strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dubbed Clade 1b, prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the highest international alert level on August 14. Mpox has also been detected …

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