ICMR conducts study on 1st monkeypox fatality

NEW DELHI: The first fatal case of monkeypox in India highlights the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion to diagnose the viral disease in those presenting with atypical manifestations, exanthematous fever with epidemiological linkage from endemic or outbreak countries, according to an ICMR study.

A 22-year-old apparently immunocompetent male with no significant past medical history died in July.