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First Monkeypox Case
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- India confirmed its first monkeypox case in Kerala.
- A majority of these cases have been reported from the European region (86 per cent) and the Americas (11 per cent).
- Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals).
- Its symptoms are similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients.
- With the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and the subsequent cessation of smallpox vaccination, monkeypox has emerged as the most important orthopoxvirus for public health.
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