The Centre on Thursday rushed a high-level, multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to collaborate with the state health authorities and institute public health measures after one case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kollam district of this southern state. A person who returned to Kerala from abroad and was hospitalised after showing signs of monkeypox tested positive for the same, state Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday.
The central team to Kerala comprises experts drawn from National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi and senior officials from MoHFW, along with experts from Regional Office of Health and Family