WHO had declared a World Health Emergency regarding Mpox Clade 1, after which the Government of India is on alert. In such a situation, notifications are being issued continuously by the Ministry of Health. In this connection, a letter was written to all the states on Thursday (September 26) by Health Secretary Apoorva Chandra. In this letter, all the states have been given guidelines related to Mpox.
These instructions were given to all the states
The Health Ministry has requested all states/constituent territories to make people aware about the disease, its modes of spread, the need/importance of timely reporting and preventive measures. Special attention should be paid to ensure that there is no panic among the public.
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The first case was found in Kerala
The first case of Mpox clade 1b has been reported in Kerala, which was confirmed by Health Ministry sources recently. This person is 38 years old and had recently returned from Dubai. Currently, this person has been kept in isolation and is undergoing treatment.
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These instructions were given to the officers
It has been written in the letter from the Health Ministry that only senior officials should review the public health preparedness at health facilities in the states and districts.
These are the guidelines for the states
- Identify isolation facilities to care for suspected and confirmed cases in hospitals. Plan necessary logistics and availability and augmentation of trained human resources in such facilities.
- All suspected mumps cases should be isolated and strict infection prevention and control measures should be implemented. Treatment is symptomatic and available treatment guidelines should be followed.
- Samples from skin lesions of any patient with possible mumps symptoms should be immediately sent to the designated laboratory. Samples from patients whose results are positive should be sent to ICMR-NIV to determine the clade.
- Robust diagnostic testing capability is already available. There are 36 ICMR-supported laboratories across the country and three commercial PCR kits, which are accredited by ICMR. These have also been approved by CDSCO.
- By implementing the above preventive measures and following the recommended management guidelines we can protect the health and well-being of individuals and reduce the impact of ampox outbreaks.
It has been written in the letter from the Ministry that the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will continue to closely monitor the situation. It will provide all necessary support to the states and union territories in this regard.
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