India sees first monkeypox death: Kerala youth had tested positive abroad, sought treatment in Thrissur - probe ordered

Name: India sees first monkeypox death: Kerala youth had tested positive abroad, sought treatment in Thrissur - probe ordered
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Description: Following his death, the state health department had called a meeting in Punnayur and a contact list and route map of the deceased youth were prepared. The health department has also called upon those with whom he was in touch after his arrival in India from a middle eastern country to isolate and monitor them.

Following his death, the state health department had called a meeting in Punnayur and a contact list and route map of the deceased youth were prepared. The health department has also called upon those with whom he was in touch after his arrival in India from a middle eastern country to isolate and monitor them.

TN National Desk

Updated Aug 2, 2022, 13:00 IST

Thrissur: As monkeypox cases continue to spread across the world, India has now reported its first death linked to the viral zoonotic infection. A 22-year-old youth with monkeypox symptoms passed away in Kerala's Thrissur district after travelling from a middle eastern country. The state administration has announced its intention to undertake a high level inquiry to look into the case.

Following his death, the state health department had called a meeting in Punnayur and a contact list and route map of the deceased youth were prepared. The health department has traced and contacted people he had been in touch with after his arrival in India, to isolate and monitor them.

"A high-level inquiry will be conducted into the death of a person with symptoms of monkeypox in Chavakkad Kuranjiyur. The result of the test conducted in a foreign country was positive. He sought treatment in Thrissur. Delay in seeking treatment will be investigated," said Kerala Health Minister Veena George.

As per an IANS report quoting sources, the deceased youth had played football with his friends after reaching home on July 22. They had all of them have been asked to go in isolation after the youth was detected with the disease.

"This particular variant of monkeypox is not as highly virulent or contagious like COVID-19, but it does spread. Comparatively, the mortality rate of this variant is low. Therefore, we will examine why the 22-year-old man died in this particular case as he had no other illness or health problems," the health minister told the media earlier today.

Since this variant of monkeypox does spread, therefore, all necessary measures have to be taken and have been taken to prevent the same. The minister also said that there were no studies available about this particular variant from other countries where the disease has been detected and thus, Kerala was carrying out a study on it.

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