India Reports First Case of Monkeypox

35-year-old Kerala man found infected after returning from United Arab Emirates

A 1997 image of the hands of a monkeypox case patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire. CDC via AP

One case of monkeypox has been identified in India’s Kerala state, a government official confirmed on Thursday.

Kerala State Health Minister Veena George said that a 35-year-old man who returned from the United Arab Emirates on July 12 has tested positive for the monkeypox virus.