Monkeypox kills first Indian: Kerala youth had tested positive abroad; probe ordered
Veena George, minister of health for Kerala, said there were no signs that the 22-year-old from Thrissur had been infected with monkeypox and that his relatives handed over the test results from abroad only on Saturday.
One of the children who died in Thrissur on Saturday had tested positive for monkeypox in another country, state health minister Veena George said. This would be India’s first death from monkeypox and the fourth outside Africa. It would be the first time someone from India has died from monkeypox, and the fourth time it is happening outside Africa.
22-year-old, who is from Punniyoor, died in Thrissur, a suburb of Kochi. He returned from the United Arab Emirates on Monday. In the meantime, the department sent his samples to a virology lab at the National Institute of Virology, Alappuzha.
During a test carried out abroad, the minister said the youth had contracted the disease, but doctors only learned of the infection on Saturday. The boy did not have symptoms of “monkeypox”. The young man was admitted to the hospital after showing signs of encephalitis and was severely fatigued. His relatives handed over the results of the tests on Saturday. A high-level probe would be held to determine the cause of his death since monkeypox has a very low fatality rate, said the minister.
Sources in the Kerala government health department said that the youth had arrived in Kerala from the United Arab Emirates on July 22. He had been active since reaching Kerala. He was active after he reached home. He had been active playing football at a local ground. A few days later, he started to feel very unwell and sought medical attention at a local hospital. Later, he was shifted to a new hospital, where he was put on life support. The man had said that he would not be allowed to board any flight to his destination country, but that he would have to pass a test there before boarding the plane.
The young man died on Saturday afternoon. He was buried in a manner that would be appropriate for victims of monkeypox. All of his primary contacts are under observation. His remains were buried according to the protocol for victims of pox. All his contacts have been monitored, including any of his relatives.
India has confirmed four cases of monkeypox, three of which have occurred in Kerala. This would be the country’s first death from this disease. It will be the country’s first death due to the infection. Spain reported the second death from the virus in the country in as many days. It is believed that these deaths are the first confirmed cases of monkeypox in Europe since the infection spread from Africa to Europe. They are believed to be the first confirmed deaths from monkeypox in Europe since the virus was recently able to infect Africa.
Since May, there have been more than 22,000 cases of monkeypox in more than 80 countries around the world. There have also been 75 suspected deaths in Africa. 75 people are suspected to have died in Africa. Most of them are in Nigeria and Congo, where a more lethal form of the virus is spreading than in the West.
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there have been more than 22,000 cases of monkeypox in more than 80 countries around the world.
