Suspected Monkeypox case in UP's Aurraiya

A suspected case of monkeypox has been reported from Aurraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The suspected patient is a woman from Bidhuna tehsil and had been suffering from monkeypox like symptoms such as fever, severe pain in hands and soles and other for the past one week. She has no immediate travel history.

The samples of the suspected patient have been sent to Lucknow's King George's Medical University for further testing, the officials reported.


"In view of the symptoms of a possible monkeypox case, these samples have been sent to KGMU, Lucknow, for investigation. The woman has been sent home with instructions for precautions," said superintendent Dr Siddharth Verma.

He added that the woman was getting treatment from a private doctor and when she did not get relief, she went to get medicine from a former medical officer on Sunday.

The former medical officer noticed small spots on the woman's body.

Suspecting it to be a case monkeypox, the medical officer informed the World Health Organization (WHO).