Focus on entry points not enough to stem monkeypox spread, experts say

While screening suspects at international airports and land crossings is crucial, authorities say, equal importance must be given to surveillance in communities.

A few weeks ago, the health desk at the Tribhuvan International Airport sent a 26-year-old man to Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital after he checked in at the airport, as he was suspected of having monkeypox infection.