Monkeypox: State issues guidelines on surveillance

Foreign returnees to the state are under scanner in view of the rising cases of monkeypox in other countries. Expressing concern over the spurt in cases, the Odisha government has decided to keep a tab on foreign returnees as part of its measures to contain its spread. 

Health Welfare Department on Thursday shared a post in its tweeter account which read “Due to outbreak of monkeypox virus in at least 30 countries, Odisha government has decided to intensify surveillance on foreign returnees, especially those arriving here from the affected countries.”
In the ‘Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease’ issued to States and Union Territories, the Health Ministry on Tuesday stressed on surveillance and rapid identification of new cases as the key public health measure for containment of the outbreak, mandating the need to reduce the risk of human-to-human transmission.