Kerala Reports First Case of Clade 1b Mpox Strain
• India reports first case of Clade 1b Mpox strain in Kerala.
• 38-year-old man from UAE arrives in Kerala.
• Symptoms developed after he arrived in Kerala.
• WHO declared Mpox a global public health emergency in August due to Clade 1b strain.
• Previous case in Delhi was of a 26-year-old resident testing positive for West African Clade 2 strain.