Suspected Monkeypox Case Discovered In Kerala; Sample Sent For Diagnosis
Kerala's health minister, Veena George, said on July 14 that a person who had returned from overseas had been brought to a hospital after exhibiting signs of monkeypox. The National Institute of Virology has received his samples for examination. Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease with symptoms like smallpox but less severe clinically. This is the first case in India to exhibit these symptoms.