India's second case of monkeypox confirmed in Kerala's Kannur

India's second case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Kerala's Kannur district.

India's second case of monkeypox has been confirmed in Kerala's Kannur district. A 31-year-old Kannur native, who returned from Dubai, was diagnosed with symptoms of monkeypox on Monday. He is under treatment at a government medical college.

The patient had returned to Kannur on May 13 and the symptoms developed later. All close contacts of the 31-year-old patient are currently under observation.

On July 14, India's first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kollam district.