Suspected monkeypox infection reported from Malappuram in Kerala

A suspected case of monkeypox infection has been reported from Malappuram district of Kerala after a man who recently returned from abroad showed symptoms of the diseaseA district health official said that the patient arrived in Kerala a few days ago and after falling sick was first admitted to a private hospitalFrom there he was admitted to the Manjeri Medical College On suspecting that it might be a case of monkeypox we sent his samples to the Kozhikode Medical College for testing The results are awaited the official saidA new case of monkeypox Mpox was reported last week from the national capital after a 26yearold resident of Haryanas Hisar tested positive for the virus and was admitted to Delhi governmentrun LNJP HospitalThe Union Health Ministry had termed it an isolated case similar to the earlier 30 cases reported in India from July 2022 onwards and said that it was not part of the current public health emergency reported by WHO which is regarding clade 1 of mpox it underlinedThe 26yearold Hisar native tested positive for mpox virus of the West African clade2 it had saidThe World Health Organisation WHO last month declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern PHEIC for the second time in view of its prevalence and spread across many parts of AfricaMpox infections are generally selflimiting lasting between two and four weeks and its patients usually recover with supportive medical care and management It is transmitted through prolonged and close contact with an infected patientIt typically manifests itself with fever rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complicationsThe suspected monkeypox case in Kerala has been reported in the wake of containment zones being established in the Malappuram district after the recent death of a 24yearold due to Nipah infectionThe government on Sunday confirmed that the man who died on September 9 was infected with Nipah virusA boy from Malappuram who was undergoing treatment for Nipah infection died on July 21 It was the first confirmed case of Nipah infection in the state this yearNipah outbreaks have been reported in Kozhikode district in 2018 2021 and 2023 and in Ernakulam district in 2019The presence of Nipah virus antibodies had been detected in bats in Kozhikode Wayanad Idukki Malappuram and Ernakulam districtsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever