NIV successfully isolates Monkeypox virus strain from infected patients

Category : National Published on: July 30 2022

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Monkeypox virus has been for the first time isolated in India by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune which works under Indian Council for Medical Research- ICMR.
The ICMR- NIV has successfully isolated and cultured the Monkeypox virus strain from the samples of infected Indian patients.
The Indian Council of Medical Research also invited an expression of interest proposing to hand over the virus strain to interested Indian Vaccine and In-Vitro Diagnostic industry partners for development of indigenous vaccine and diagnostic kits for Monkeypox.
Monkeypox is an acute viral disease and its symptoms are fever, skin rashes, Lymph node enlargement Headache, Muscle Ache or Exhaustion, and sore throat and cough.