The first fatal case of monkeypox in India highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion to diagnose the viral disease in those presenting with atypical manifestations, exanthematous fever with epidemiological linkage from endemic or outbreak countries, according to an ICMR study.
The study, ‘A fatal case of monkeypox virus infection from Kerala India 2022’ has been published as pre-print and has not been peer reviewed.
So far, 11 cases of monkeypox have been reported in India — five from Kerala and six from Delhi.
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