According to health department officials, a 31-year-old second monkey pox patient from Kerala showed no symptoms among 17 of his primary contacts on a flight from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, a week after they traveled to Kerala via Mangaluru International Airport on July 13. has shown.
Another contact from Udupi has already returned to Dubai.
According to officials, the passenger from Kerala landed at the airport here from Dubai and later reached Kannur in his family vehicle. He developed symptoms on July 15.
Dakshina Kannada District Disease Surveillance Officer K. Jagadish said that out of 191 passengers on the flight, 11 passengers from Dakshina Kannada and seven passengers from Udupi district were seated in the front three rows and three in the back, close to the patient from Kerala.
Dr. Jagdish told that out of these 11 passengers from Dakshina Kannada are healthy.
The Government District Wenlock Hospital has kept a 10-bed isolation ward ready for the treatment of monkey pox cases.
Udupi District Disease Surveillance Officer Nagarathna said that one of the seven passengers from Udupi returned to Dubai. The remaining six showed no symptoms.
If prone, symptoms develop within 21 days of coming into contact with such patients, she said.