New Delhi: Mpox continues to be a significant threat across the globe, recently India also reported its first case of Mpox Clade 1, this is the strain that prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a public health emergency, Kerala’s Malappuram. According to reports, the virus has been identified in a 38-year-old man who had a travel history to India from the United Arab Emirates.
The identified virus has detected the strain confirmed the Health Ministry spokesperson Manisha Verma. The case was reported in Kerala, South Asia’s first reported case from the new strain. The WHO has declared a public health emergency after the patient is a 38-year-old man who travelled from UAE, according to PTI. This is the first Mpox clade 1 case reported in India till now.
On August 14, the WHO declared Clade 1B a public health emergency after the new strain was found to be transmitted to its nearby countries after being detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. On the other hand, another Mpox case was detected in the national capital of India, but it was of the Clade 2 strain.
What is Mpox Clade 1?
According to the WHO, Clade 1 Mpox is the major cause behind the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The outbreak began in 2022 while on the other hand, the major transmission is through sexual activity among gay and bisexual individuals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), examined the transmissibility levels of clade 1 Mpox and country-specific population-level immunity from either earlier infection or one or two doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine. The current outbreak in the DRC, Clade 1 mpox has shown high transmission through various models in different settings, such as household, zoonotic and sexual exposure.
Symptoms of Mpox
- Rashes on the skin or also called mucosal lesions.
- Fever.
- Headache.
- Muscle pain.
- back pain.
- Low energy.
- Swollen lymph nodes.
- Sore throat
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