Disease - Monkeypox: Indian Council of Medical Research -National Institute of Virology analysis finds A.2 strain of virus in India's first two cases
Clinical specimens of both the patients were tested with real-time PCR for orthopoxvirus and MPXV
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Clinical specimens of both the patients were tested with real-time PCR for orthopoxvirus and MPXV
New Delhi, Aug. 7 (PTI): An analysis of India’s first two monkeypox cases by an institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research revealed that the duo who returned from the UAE were infected with the virus strain A.2 — different from the one causing the outbreak in Europe. The A.2 strain, which was detected in the US last year, has not been linked to major clusters. The current outbreak is being driven by the B.1 strain of monkeypox virus, Dr Pragya Yadav, a senior scientist at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and lead author of the study, said. The findings of the study...
An analysis of India's first two monkeypox cases by an institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) revealed that the duo who returned from the UAE were infected with the virus strain A.2 -- different from the one causing the outbreak in Europe.
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