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.

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.

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,

Although the minister, in her statement, did not mention that the first confirmed case of the Mpox strain in India was found in a patient from Kerala, she announced that revised guidelines for the prevention and effective treatment of Mpox would soon be released in the state.

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-

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 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.

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

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