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New Delhi: A suspected case of monkeypox, which has wreaked havoc in several countries across the world, has been found in India. The Union Health Ministry on Sunday said a person who had recently travelled from a country affected by monkeypox transmission has been identified as a suspected case of the disease.
The ministry said in a statement that the patient has been isolated in a hospital and is currently stable, there is no cause for concern, according to news agency PTI. Samples have been collected from the man and are being tested to confirm the presence of ampox, the ministry said.
Contact tracing is being done
"The case is being managed as per established protocols and contact tracing is ongoing to identify possible sources and assess the impact within the country," the ministry said.
The ministry said the risk evolution of this case is in line with the earlier assessment done by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and there is no cause for any undue concern. The country is fully prepared to deal with such isolated travel-related cases and has robust measures in place to manage and mitigate any potential risk, the ministry said.
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