There is a recent outbreak of monkey pox (MPOX) worldwide. Monkey pox infections are on the rise in India, with the number of cases increasing day by day. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public emergency on August 14, 2024 over the virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has held several emergency meetings on the virus. For the second time in two years, the virus was declared an emergency. The new strain of the virus, Clad-1, is a concern because it is more infectious. India has developed the first indigenous RT-PCR kit (Mpox RT-PCR Kit) to detect the virus amid an increase in monkey pox infections.
The kit will provide accurate results of the virus test within 40 minutes. Even, whereas previous monkeypox tests took one to two hours, immediate results can now be obtained in just 40 minutes.
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