NEW DELHI, Aug. 2 :
India recorded its sixth monkeypox case, which is the second case in the national capital, late on Monday, a health department official in Delhi confirmed on Tuesday.
The patient is said to be a Nigerian national with no recent travel history. He was admitted to a government-run hospital for treatment of the viral infection.
According to a report by The Hindu newspaper, the patient is in his thirties and has been living in Delhi for around one year.
“He complained of high fever and skin lesions for the past few days, following which his samples were sent for tests which confirmed monkeypox. Two other persons of African origin suspected of monkeypox have also been admitted to the same government hospital. Their samples have been sent for testing and results are awaited,” said the health department official.
Out of the total six monkeypox cases detected in India so far, four have been reported in the southern state of Kerala and two in Delhi.
On July 31, India’s first monkeypox death was reported in Kerala. Meanwhile, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health reported the third case of Monkeypox in the country on Tuesday.
The person, who recently returned from overseas, is currently isolated in the South Island. There is no evidence of community transmission from this case, said the health ministry.
A test has returned a positive result and the Institute of Environmental Science and Research is currently validating that result. This process is expected to be completed on Wednesday, said the ministry.
Public health staff has assessed the risk of transmission from this case as low, it added. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).
Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, with these two regions having reported some 95 percent of the diagnosed cases, showed WHO data.
(RSS/Xinhua)
