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Monkeypox testing begins in Kerala: State Health Minister Veena George
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that the state has started Monkeypox testing at NIV Alapuzha.
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India reports second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kerala
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 18 (ANI): India reported the second confirmed Monkeypox case from Kannur district on Monday, confirmed officials from Union Health Ministry and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
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Child suspected to have contracted monkeypox tests negative in Andhra
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): The blood samples of the child, who was suspected to have contracted monkeypox in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada, have tested negative, said Superintendent GGH Hospital Nageshwara Rao.
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India's first Monkeypox case: Central team arrives in Kerala
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 16 (ANI): A high-level team despatched by the Centre to Kerala following the diagnosis of monkeypox infection in the state arrived in the capital Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
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Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): After India reported its first case of monkeypox, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday said the infectivity of the viral disease is less but it can be fatal for children.
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Health Ministry issues guidelines for the management of Monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday releases guidelines for the management of Monkeypox disease.
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Centre alerts states, UTs about key actions to take for containing spread
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday wrote a letter to all the states and union territories, reiterating some of the key actions that are required to contain the spread of the disease.
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Suspected monkeypox case in Kerala, samples of traveller from UAE sent for
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 14 (ANI): A suspected case of monkeypox, the first in India, has been reported from Kerala, the state health minister said on Thursday.
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Sample from 5-year-old with complaints of itch, rashes sent for monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): A five-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad is being tested for monkeypox after she complained of itching and rashes on her body.
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No monkeypox case reported in India, Centre acts proactive, issues guideli
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In view of the increasing reports of Monkeypox (MPX) cases in non-endemic countries, Union Health Ministry on Tuesday acted proactively and issued 'Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease' to ensure advance preparedness across the country.
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Private company announces development of RT-PCR based kit for Monkeypox Vi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): A medical devices company on Friday announced to have developed a real-time RT-PCR-based kit for the detection of Monkeypox (Orthopoxvirus) virus.
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Monkeypox not as contagious as COVID-19, says expert
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Monkeypox outbreak has been witnessed in nearly 20 countries, however, no suspected cases of the disease have been detected in India so far, referring to which, a health expert on Wednesday said that it is not as contagious as COVID-19 that wreaked havoc a
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