NEW DELHI, Jul 24 (NNN-PTI) – India reported the fourth monkeypox case, and the first case in the capital of New Delhi, today.
The first three cases were reported from the southern state of Kerala, on Jul 14, Jul 18 and Jul 22.
The patient suffering from the disease has been admitted to a government hospital, in the capital city, and is having no foreign travel history.
According to hospital sources, the patient had a fever and skin lesions, though remaining stable.
The first three monkeypox cases had a travel history, as they arrived from overseas some days before testing positive.
yesterday, the World Health Organisation (WHO), declared monkeypox as a global public health emergency of international concern.
According to WHO, the viral disease is transmitted from infected animals to humans via indirect or direct contact. Human-to-human transmission can occur through direct contact with infectious skin or lesions, including face-to-face, skin-to-skin, and respiratory droplets.
So far, over 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported globally from 75 countries and regions, and there have been five reported deaths, the World Health Organisation data showed.– NNN-PTI
