A 31-year-old man from Kannur in Kerala tested positive for monkeypox on Monday, making it the 2nd established case of the monkeypox in India, a Union fitness ministry reputable said.
The affected person had landed at the Mangalore airport in coastal Karnataka from Dubai on July 13 He used to be admitted to a hospital after he exhibited symptoms of the disease. His samples were despatched to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, and they tested effective for the virus, the legitimate said.
The Union health ministry last week rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary group to Kerala to help the state fitness authorities roll out public fitness measures after the first confirmed case of monkeypox was detected from Kollam district on Thursday.
