Thiruvananthapuram: The country today reports its second monkeypox case from Kerala’s Kannur district.
According to reports, the 31-year-old person had landed at the Mangalore airport in coastal Karnataka from Dubai on July 13. He was admitted to a hospital after he exhibited symptoms of the disease.
His samples were sent to NIV Pune and they tested positive for monkeypox, said the state health department.
Health minister Veena George said the condition of the infected person, now admitted to Government Medical College Hospital in Kannur, was stable. All his primary contacts are under observation, said the minister.
On July 15, the country had reported its first monkeypox case in Kerala.
A Kerala resident who had returned to UAE was found with symptoms of the virus. His samples were sent to the virology lab in Pune which confirmed the infection.
