Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala health department has announced plans to issue updated Mpox prevention and treatment guidelines, following the confirmation of the country's first case of a new strain in the state on Monday.

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 the virus. Health officials are closely monitoring his contacts,

A 38-year-old man from Malappuram, Kerala, has been identified as India’s first Mpox clad I case. Mpox, caused by the monkeypox virus, has various symptoms, including rashes, muscle aches, and fever,

To curb the spread, those in close contact with the patient have been placed in isolation, and further testing centers may be established. The minister urged travelers with symptoms to report to the Health Department promptly.

India on Monday reported its first case of Mpox Clade 1b variant in Malappuram district in Kerala, officials sources confirmed. Clade 1b is the fast-

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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.

India has reported its first case of Monkeypox (Mpox) caused by the fast-spreading Clade 1B strain of the virus. Last month, WHO declared Mpox a disease of international concern. Health ministry sources said the strain has been found in a patient from Kerala who returned from Dubai recently.

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

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.