Colorized transmission electron micrograph of immature Mpox virus particles (red with tan viral envelope) inside an infected VERO E6 cell (teal), cultured in a laboratory. (Image: NIAID)
The patient is in a stable condition and has recently returned from a country that is witnessing a Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak.
A young man, who recently returned after travelling to a country witnessing an Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak, was identified as a suspect case and isolated in a designated hospital. The young male is symptomatic but stable and his samples have been taken to confirm the presence of the virus.
Authorities have also launched contact tracing and are managing the case in line with established protocols. Using contact tracing, authorities are trying to identify potential sources and assess the impact within the country.
This case aligns with the earlier risk assessment by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The officials said there is no cause of alarm and added that the country is well-prepared to handle isolated travel-related cases.
They said that robust measures are in place to manage and mitigate any potential risk.
Mpox is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected animals but can also be passed from human to human through close physical contact.
Sometimes deadly, it causes fever, muscular aches and large boil-like skin lesions.
The World Health Organization declared an international emergency on August 14, concerned by the surge in cases of the new Clade 1b strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that spread to nearby countries.
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