Clade I and Clade II. Experts identify Clade I as the more deadly and virulent variant, while Clade II is linked to the global outbreak of 2022, Dr. Tayal explained.

India has confirmed its first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox known as clade 1b, health authorities said on Tuesday.

India has reported its first case with the new mpox strain that has triggered a public health emergency alert by the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports. Called clade 1b, the new variant is highly-transmissible and has been linked to the mpox outbreak in Africa.

India on Monday reported the first case of Mpox Clade 1 strain in Kerala. This is the same strain the prompted WHO to declare mpox as a public health emergency. Reports suggest that nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year.

India said on Monday that an mpox case involving a man in the southern state of Kerala was from the fast-spreading clade 1b variety, marking South Asia's first recorded case from the new strain.

What is mpox and what are the symptoms? Here is what you need to know as India's first case triggers an alert by the WHO.

India has reported its first case of the Mpox strain that led to the WHO declaring it a public health emergency last month. A 38-year-old man from Kerala tested positive for the new Clade 1b strain. This follows the earlier detection of the Clade 2 strain in Haryana.

There has been a global outbreak of monkeypox in many countries, including India. The viral infection caused by the monkeypox virus can affect anyone, and this new strain is believed to spread more rapidly than other strains.