India confirms the first case of mpox virus pertaining to the new Clade 1B variant which has been termed far more deadlier than Clade 1 infections.

India has reported its first case of MPOX clade 1, confirmed in Malappuram, Kerala, according to ANI news agency quoting official sources. The patient, a 38-year-old man who recently returned from the UAE,

India has reported its first case of the fast-spreading clade 1b mpox strain in Kerala. The patient, a 38-year-old man who traveled from the UAE, was confirmed as infected by Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma.

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a traveller in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking the country's first recorded case from the new strain.

A man in Kerala, who returned from UAE, has been detected with the Clade II strain of the Mpox (monkeypox) virus. The is the strain that caused WHO to declare the infection as a public health concern last month.

The Clade 1b strain has been detected in a 38-year-old man from Malappuram district of Kerala, who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates

India on Monday reported the first case of Mpox Clade 1 strain in Kerala. This is the same strain the prompted WHO to declare mpox as a public health emergency. Reports suggest that nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year.

India has reported the first case of the Mpox Clade 1b strain, which led to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a public health emergency, PTI quoted official sources as saying. The Clade 1b strain has been found in a patient from Kerala who was tested positive last week,

A 38-year-old man in Kerala has tested positive for the Clade 1b strain of Mpox after returning from the UAE. Kerala Health Minister Veena George has urged the public to report symptoms and has implemented enhanced surveillance and treatment protocols at hospitals.

India on Monday reported first case of Mpox clade 1b from Kerala's Malappuram. A 38-year-old man who travelled from UAE showed symptoms of Mpox Clade 1.