Monkeypox India: Delhi man without any history of foreign travel tests positive for Monkeypox virus

A West Delhi resident with no history of travel outside India confirmed positive for Monkeypox on Sunday and has been admitted to the isolation ward of Lok Nayak hospital, TOI reported.

This is the fourth case of the disease being reported in India.

Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala.

The WHO had on Saturday declared monkeypox as a global public health emergency of international concern.

Monkeypox virus 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.

Globally, over 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported from 75 countries and there have been five deaths so far due to the outbreak.

In the WHO South-East Asia Region, besides India, one case has been detected from Thailand.

(With agency inouts)