India
oi-Prakash KL
Bengaluru,
Aug
01:
Following
the
death
of
a
man
due
to
monkeypox
in
neighbouring
Kerala,
the
Karnataka
government
has
taken
a
precautionary
measure
to
check
the
spread
of
the
infection
on
Monday.
The
state
government
has
released
guidelines
to
BBMP
and
all
District
administrations
regarding
enhanced
surveillance,
designated
institutional
isolation
facilities,
mandatory
contact
tracing
and
testing
of
samples.
Check
out
the
guidelines:
1.
Enhanced
surveillance
needs
to
be
undertaken
by
the
districts
using
–
a)
Standard
case
definitions.
b)
Reporting
of
every
single
case
of
monkeypox;
c)
Reporting
shall
be
followed
by
detailed
investigation
by
RRT
(Rapid
Response
Team),
sample
collection
and
reporting
on
IHIP
portal;
d)It
should
be
assured
that
the
case
reporting
format
is
completely
filled
(the
case
investigation
format
will
be
shared
separately).
2.
Designated
institutional
isolation
facilities
at
district
level
for
the
suspected
and
confirmed
cases
should
be
ensured.
3.
Mandatory
contact
tracing
of
all
the
suspected
cases
should
be
carried
out.
Contacts
should
be
monitored
at
least
daily
for
the
onset
of
symptoms
for
a
period
of
21
days.
If
visible
symptoms
of
monkeypox
are
seen,
then
they
shall
be
tested
and
samples
sent
for
testing.
4.Testing
of
samples
shall
be
undertaken
by
sending
it
to
the
designated
laboratory
(BMCRI,
Bengaluru).
Till
confirmation
of
result,
the
suspected
patient
shall
remain
in
designated
institutional
isolation
with
regular
monitoring
of
health
parameters.
Meanwhile,
Karnataka
Health
Minister
K
Sudhakar
has
said
that
the
Ethiopian
national,
who
was
suspected
to
have
a
monkeypox
case
in
Bengaluru
has
turned
out
to
be
a
case
of
chickenpox.
The
Karnataka
government
had
recently
decided
to
speed
up
surveillance
activities
and
keep
a
strong
vigil
in
the
state.
It
has
instructed
officials
in
all
the
districts
in
the
state
to
ensure
effective
preparedness
and
take
required
action
as
per
the
Centre’s
guidelines
and
Technical
Advisory
Committee
recommendations
regarding
monkeypox.
