Thiruvananthapuram: Mpox has been confirmed again in the state. A young man from Ernakulam was diagnosed with the disease. He is currently undergoing treatment in a private hospital. The disease was confirmed by a young man who came from abroad.
Earlier, a native of Malappuram who came from UAE was confirmed to have mpox. The young man undergoing treatment at Manjeri Medical College Hospital was infected with the clade one B variant. He was first put under observation after he noticed a fever and lumps on the skin similar to chicken pox. He was confirmed to have mpox during the subsequent examination.
