India on Monday reported the first case of Mpox Clade 1 strain in Kerala. This is the same strain the prompted WHO to declare mpox as a public health emergency. Reports suggest that nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year.

What is mpox and what are the symptoms? Here is what you need to know as India's first case triggers an alert by the WHO.

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first recorded case from the new strain.

Infection caused by the Clade 1B strain is known to be more transmissible and has a higher fatality rate compared to Clade II.

A 38-year-old man from Kerala has been confirmed as India’s first mpox clade 1 infection. This is a deadlier strain of the virus, first identified in Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo. Experts note that those with the clade 1b have more intense symptoms,

A 38-year-old man from Malappuram, Kerala, has been identified as India’s first Mpox clad I case. Mpox, caused by the monkeypox virus, has various symptoms, including rashes, muscle aches, and fever,

There has been a global outbreak of monkeypox in many countries, including India. The viral infection caused by the monkeypox virus can affect anyone, and this new strain is believed to spread more rapidly than other strains.

The Clade 1b strain has been detected in a 38-year-old man from Malappuram district of Kerala, who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates

India has reported the first case of the Mpox Clade 1b strain, which led to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring it a public health emergency, PTI quoted official sources as saying. The Clade 1b strain has been found in a patient from Kerala who was tested positive last week,