Suspected monkeypox case found in Telangana, patient returnee from Kuwait

Image Source : AP A health worker works at a monkeypox ward set up at a government hospital in Hyderabad, India

Highlights

A 40-year old, who returned from abroad to Kamareddy district in Telangana showed Monkeypox symptoms
The patient came from Kuwait on July 6 and developed fever on July 20
The patient is being shifted to Government Fever Hospita

Monkeypox cases in India: A suspected case of monkeypox was detected in Telangana, state officials said. A 40-year old person, who returned from abroad to Kamareddy district in Telangana, has shown symptoms of monkeypox, officials added on Sunday.

The patient is being shifted to Government Fever Hospital, they said. The person, who showed symptoms of monkeypox, came from Kuwait on July 6 and developed fever on July 20.

The person got admitted to a private hospital in Kamareddy district after developing rashes on July 23, State Director of Public Health G Srinivasa Rao said in a release.

The doctor at the private hospital after noticing symptoms of monkeypox referred the person to the government hospital in Kamareddy district and from there the patient is being shifted to Fever Hospital here, Rao said.

After collecting samples from the patient, it will be sent to the NIV Pune and till then the patient will be kept in an isolation ward.

"We have identified six people who were in contact with the person. Though they do not have any symptoms, they have also been kept in isolation," the senior health official said.