Monkeypox test kit unveiled in India


NEW DELHI, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- India's first indigenously developed RT-PCR kit for testing Monkeypox was launched in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, local daily The Times of India reported on Friday.

The test kit, which was developed by the Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd, was launched at the Andhra Pradesh Medtech Zone.

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