The first Mpox clade 1b case in South Asia has been confirmed in Kerala's Malappuram. A 38-year-old man who traveled from the UAE tested positive for

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India has confirmed its first case of Mpox caused by the Clade 1B strain of the virus, which is known for its faster transmission and higher fatality rate

India has reported its first case of the Mpox Clade 1b strain in a 38-year-old man from Kerala who recently returned from the UAE. Authorities have urged the public to be cautious, and heightened surveillance is in place,

The spread of the Mpox Clade 1b strain led to the World Health Organisation declaring it a public health emergency last month.

The Kerala health department announced revised guidelines for Mpox prevention and treatment after the southern state reported India's first confirmed case of the new strain. Health Minister Veena George emphasized the need for isolation facilities,

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a traveller in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking the country's first recorded case from the new strain.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala said it will release revised guidelines for the prevention and treatment of Mpox after the state reported the first confirmed case of the new strain Clade 1b

India confirms the first case of mpox virus pertaining to the new Clade 1B variant which has been termed far more deadlier than Clade 1 infections.

A man in Kerala, who returned from UAE, has been detected with the Clade II strain of the Mpox (monkeypox) virus. The is the strain that caused WHO to declare the infection as a public health concern last month.