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  • Nepal: Person suspected of monkeypox confirms having contracted leprosy

    Source: https://english.khabarhub.com/2022/18/258157/


    Person suspected of monkeypox confirms having contracted leprosy
    Khabarhub
    June 18, 2022

    KATHMANDU: A person suspected to be infected with monkeypox is confirmed to have contracted leprosy.

    The person infected with leprosy was confirmed at the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku during treatment, said Spokesperson at the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr Sangita Kaushal Mishra.

    Eye and ear samples of the individual were tested through slit-skin smear at the National Public Health Laboratory, he said.

    The 26-year-old Nepali migrant worker, who returned from overseas job in Dubai, was admitted to the hospital on Thursday on suspicion of contracting monkeypox...
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