Why India needs to up guard on monkeypox

The biggest-ever outbreak of monkeypox disease in non-endemic countries started in May, 2022. Though no monkeypox case has been reported from India till mid-June, considering the rate of its spread in non-endemic countries, there is an urgent need of better understanding of the disease epidemiology to help clinicians, public health specialists and policymakers to be prepared for any eventuality. This disease is known to cause severe outcomes…