New Delhi-SANA
India today announced the registration of a new infection with the monkeypox virus, bringing the total number of infections in the Indian capital alone to five.
And the Indian NDTV television quoted the health authorities as saying: The new infection is for a 22-year-old African-American woman, whose medical tests showed positive results for the disease, as she had traveled to Nigeria a month ago, and the patient went to the hospital two days ago, where her medical reports were issued yesterday evening. To confirm that she had the disease.
So far, one death from the virus has been recorded in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease, with symptoms including fever, widespread rash, and usually swollen lymph nodes.
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