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Monkeypox Updates: WHO reports drop in number of cases worldwide
New Delhi, Aug 25: The number of monkeypox cases reported globally has decreased, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report issued Thursday.
In the week from August 15-21, there were 21% fewer cases than in the previous week, the WHO said.
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As of now, it is not known what is the proportion of people who stay asymptomatic of the viral infection, they said. India so far has reported ten cases of monkeypox. "We are thinking of conducting a sero-survey among close contacts of monkeypox-affected people in India to check for the presence of antibodies in them.
"One patient has been admitted in LNJP and her sample tested positive, at present 4 patients are admitted and one has been discharged. Total five cases of Monkey pox has been reported in Delhi. She came positive yesterday. Team of doctors are treating her," ANI quoted Dr Kumar as saying.
The A.2 strain, which was detected in the US last year, has not been linked to major clusters. The current outbreak is being driven by the B.1 strain of monkeypox virus, Dr Pragya Yadav, a senior scientist at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and lead author of the study, said.
Kerala has reported another suspected case of Monkeypox with a seven-year-old child showing the symptoms of the viral disease. He has been admitted to Kannur government medical College hospital, in Kerala, said reports. The child has returned from UK and had symptoms similar to the epidemic. His samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune.
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