Confirmed: Kerala youth’s death first monkeypox casualty in India

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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 1 (UNI) Death of the 22-year-old youth, who came from the UAE to Trissur on July 22, has now been confirmed as the first monkeypox casualty in India, said Kerala health authorities on Monday. The samples were sent to NIV Pune and the results came on Monday as positive. 22-year-old Hafeez passed away on Sunday and after that suspicions were there that it was monkeypox. Soon the health authorities swung into action and started preparing a detailed contact list for him after his arrival at the Kozhikode airport. It has been found out that four of his friends and his family members were also there, to receive him at the airport. The next day he was out playing football with his friends. On July 27, he collapsed and was taken to a local clinic.

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