Mallapuram man tests positive for monkeypox, India's third confirmed case
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A 35-year-old man from Kerala's Mallapuram tested positive for monkeypox on Friday, July 22. This is the third confirmed case of the disease in India. Kerala health minister Veena George said that he returned from UAE on July 6 and was admitted with fever to Manjerry Medical College Hospital on July 13. From July 15 he began showing symptoms, she said. George added that his family and close contacts are under observation.