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Man who returned from abroad to India tests positive for Mpox
Updated On: 09 September, 2024 06:34 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The Centre on Monday advised states and Union territories to screen and test all suspect Mpox cases in the community, and identify isolation facilities in hospitals for both suspect and confirmed patients
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Man who recently travelled from country experiencing Mpox transmission have reportedly tested positive for the virus, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday, reported the PTI.
"The previously suspected case of mpox has been verified as a travel-related infection. Laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of mpox virus of the West African clade-2 in the patient," it said, according to the PTI.
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