Monkey pox: after a first fatal case, India reinforces its vigilance

In the wing dedicated to the treatment of monkeypox patients in the hospital in Hyderabad, India, July 20, 2022. AP - Mahesh Kumar A

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India announced on Monday August 1 that it had recorded its first death from monkeypox.

This is a young man who came from the Middle East.

This is the first official case of death from this disease in Asia.

Since then, the Indian authorities have deployed greater means of alert to contain the spread.

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With our correspondent in New Delhi,

A first person died

from monkeypox in India.

The deceased man was 22 years old.

He had arrived in Kerala, in southern India, on July 21.

He was not admitted to hospital until six days later, due to severe fatigue and meningitis.

But it was only after he died on Saturday July 30 that his relatives revealed he had been tested for monkeypox before leaving the United Arab Emirates.

This lack of transparency from passengers about their state of health is a common problem in India, and is now prompting the authorities to make significant efforts: in Kerala, which has five of the seven reported cases

 in the country, relatives of The deceased men were first placed in quarantine.

And increased vigilance is in place at airports, especially for flights arriving from the Middle East.

In the neighboring state of Karnataka, where Bangalore is located, medical personnel will examine some passengers at airports, train and bus stations, and test those suspected of being infected.

If they test positive, they will be quarantined for three weeks.

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