India reports second confirmed case of monkeypox from Kerala's Kannur: Official
The team shall work closely with the state health departments and take stock of the on-ground situation and recommend necessary public health interventions, the officials had said

With the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and subsequent cessation of smallpox vaccination, monkeypox has emerged as the most important orthopoxvirus for public health. (Representational image from Pixabay)