Health authorities in Kerala's Malappuram report a suspected cases of Mpox virus in a man who had just returned from Dubai. Health authorities await confirmation regarding the viral disease. Mpox news in India: A young man who had reportedly returned from Dubai last week has been admitted to the hospital in Malappuram district of Kerala with symptoms of Mpox virus.
He is currently under observation in a Government Medical College Hospital, Manjeri. His serum samples have been sent to the virology laboratory at Government Medical College, Kozhikode and the health officials are awaiting his report and confirmation regarding the virus. As per reports, the man was experiencing fever and rashes on his hands and reached the hospital in Malappuram on Monday, September 16 th .
After a thorough examination conducted by the dermatologists, officials grew suspicious about the symptoms and isolated him immediately. Health authorities have raised concerns about this suspected mpox case in the state as they are also currently fighting the Nipah virus scare in Malappuram district. In recent news, Bengaluru has registered the death of a 24-year-old man due to Nipah virus on September 9.
Mpox Regulations Issued At International Airports International airports in the country have begun to screen passengers arriving from African nations after an Mpox outbreak was reported in Congo, and a 26-year-old man from Haryana was found to be infected. Right after the declaration by the World Health Organ.