There has been a global outbreak of monkeypox in many countries, including India. The viral infection caused by the monkeypox virus can affect anyone, and this new strain is believed to spread more rapidly than other strains.

Infection detected in a 38-year-old man from Malappuram, Kerala, who had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates

Infection caused by the Clade 1B strain is known to be more transmissible and has a higher fatality rate compared to Clade II.

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,

India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports. Called clade 1b, the new variant is highly-transmissible and has been linked to the mpox outbreak in Africa.

Mpox is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus and there are two distinct strains of the virus i.e, clade 1 (with subclades 1a and 1b) and clade 2 (with subclades 2a and 2b)

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first recorded case from the new strain. Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma confirmed the strain after news agency ANI cited official sources as saying that the mpox case reported in the Malappuram district of Kerala last week belonged to clade 1.

With the latest monkeypox case detected in Kerala, the state is to issue a revised health advisory to prevent and contain the disease. Read on to know more.

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.