First Mpox case found in India, isolated patient found positive

The Health Ministry said that a separate case of ampox has been reported in India, which is not part of the health emergency declared by the World Health Organization. The patient was admitted to a designated hospital yesterday as a suspect. His sample was sent for testing, where it has now been confirmed that he has been found positive for ampox.

The Health Ministry had said on 8 September that a suspected case of monkeypox has been found in a young man. This young man had recently returned from a country where monkeypox is spreading rapidly. The ministry had said that the patient’s condition is stable and for this, the patient was told to be isolated in the designated hospital.