The Centre has rushed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Kerala to collaborate with the State Health Authorities in instituting public health measures in view of the confirmed case of Monkeypox in the Kollam district of the state. The Central team to Kerala comprises experts drawn from the National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. R. M. L. Hospital, New Delhi and a senior official from the Ministry of Health along with experts from the Regional Office of Health, Kerala.<br />'' <br />''Union Health Ministry said, the team will work closely with the State Health Departments and take stock of the on-ground situation and recommend necessary public health interventions. The Ministry said, the government is taking proactive steps by monitoring the situation carefully and coordinating with states in case of any such possibility of outbreak occurs.