KATHMANDU, JUNE 17
The suspected case of monkeypox in Nepal has been, in turn, diagnosed as Leprosy.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), today, the specimen testing revealed presence of leprosy pathogen in the man who was earlier suspected to have contracted monkeypox.
Earlier, a suspected case of monkeypox had come to light in Nepal and the patient was kept under observation in a Kathmandu hospital.
According to an official in the health ministry, a 26-year-old man, who had arrived home from Dubai, was under observation at Teku-based Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, as he showed symptoms of monkeypox.
The man was referred to the hospital from Tribhuvan International Airport as the symptoms he exhibited were similar to that of monkeypox during screening at the TIA health desk, the official had said.
Specimen collected from him had been sent to the National Pubic Health Laboratory, Teku, to confirm whether he was suffering from monkeypox.
Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates had detected the country's first case of monkeypox on May 24.
