Mpox in India: ‘No need to panic, as chances of Covid-like pandemic is minimal

New Delhi, Sep 09: Amid one suspected case of Mpox detected in India, health experts on Monday advised not to panic as the monkeypox virus (MPXV) has minimal pandemic potential.The government on Sunday informed a suspected case of Mpox in a young male patient in the country, who has been isolated in a designated hospital and is under investigation.The patient recently travelled from a country currently experiencing Mpox transmission. “The patient has been isolated in a designated hospital and is currently stable,” said the ministry.There is no need to panic. While fatality remains high, transmission is possible only among close contacts,” Dr. Harshal R Salve, Additional professor, centre for community medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, told IANS