The samples of the patient, who is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, have been sent for genomic sequencing at the National Institute of Virology in Maharashtra's Pune to ascertain whether it is the deadly Clade 1b strain or the previously known Clade IIb strain.

India has confirmed its first case of a deadlier strain of mpox, which has raised alarm among health officials around the world over the rapid pace of its spread.

India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports. Called clade 1b, the new variant is highly-transmissible and has been linked to the mpox outbreak in Africa.

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.

India has reported its first case of the more severe Clade Ib strain of mpox, raising global concerns due to the strain’s rapid spread. The case was detected in a 38-year-old man in Kerala who had traveled from Dubai.

Mpox, which has also been declared a global health emergency, has entered India. The first case of the Mpox Clade 1b strain was reported from India’s Malappuram district in Kerala a few days ago. Follow Us OnG-News | Whatsapp The 38-year-old man who contracted the virus had recently returned from

India announced that mpox case involving man from Kerala’s southern region was identified as being from rapidly spreading clade 1b strain.

India has confirmed its first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox known as clade 1b, health authorities said on Tuesday.

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.

A 38-year-old man from Kerala's Malappuram district is the first case of the fast-spreading clade 1b variety of the mpox virus in South Asia. The man, who is currently stable and under observation, had recently returned to India after travelling to the United Arab Emirates.