Monkeypox testing begins in Kerala: State Health Minister Veena George

Jul 19, 2022

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 : Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday informed that the state has started Monkeypox testing at NIV Alapuzha.

Health expert raise alarm after first Monkeypox death , emphasises need of surveillance

Aug 01, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 1 : After confirmation of the first Monkeypox death in the country by National Institute of Virology (NIV), health experts...

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...

Pune: ICMR-NIV reveals Monkeypox virus strain A.2 in two UAE-returned travellers

Aug 07, 2022

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 7 : The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology on Friday analysed two monkeypox cases of travellers who...

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...

Former Maha CM writes to CM Eknath Shinde for testing, quarantine facilities in Mumbai Airport amid global spread of mpox virus

Aug 17, 2024

Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan, called for a proactive measure in implementing testing and quarantine facilities at the Mumbai Airport following the...