After COVID-19 wreaked havoc across the world, the threat of another virus—monkeypox—is looming. The state health department is on alert and issued an interim advisory for surveillance, diagnosis and isolation of suspected cases, especially among international travellers. Executive Health officer of BMC Dr Mangala Gomare said, “We received an advisory from the state health department and we will adhere to the uidelines.”

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease that occurs primarily in tropical rainforest areas of Central and West Africa and is occasionally exported to other regions. It transfers from Animal to human beings and can transmit from human to human.