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.

According to the report, the test kit enables an easy testing with uniquely formulated primer and probe for enhanced accuracy.

"The kit would help in early detection and better management of the infection which the World Health Organization declared as a public health emergency of international concern", the report quoted Transasia Bio-Medicals' founder chairman Suresh Vazirani as saying.

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