Oral, Nasal samples critical for Monkeypox diagnosis, finds ICMR study

Sep 14, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 14 : The OPS/NPS specimen as well as possibly urine specimens should be considered as critical specimens for Monkeypox diagnosis...

3 of 5 Monkeypox cases from Delhi reveal heterosexual contact: ICMR study

Aug 25, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 25 : Three out of the five Monkeypox cases reported from Delhi had a history of heterosexual contact, said the...

A.2 lineage of Monkeypox is mutating, slow and sharp alert: ICMR study

Sep 17, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 17 : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR ) has analysed the complete genome sequences of Monkeypox cases from...

Centre alerts NCDC, ICMR on monkeypox: Sources

May 20, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 20 : Issuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR),...

India is prepared for monkeypox, no cases in country yet: ICMR

May 27, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 27 : With monkeypox cases being identified across the world, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) official on Friday...

ICMR NIV Pune, VRDLs conduct approx 100 sample tests for Monkeypox

Aug 03, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 3 : A day after a 35-year-old man of African origin with no recent history of foreign travel tested positive...