India has launched the 1st indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to test for monkeypox disease.
- India has developed the 1st indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to test for monkeypox disease.
- The kit has been developed by TransAsia Bio-Medicals, the kit was unveiled by Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Centre.
- The kit will help in early detection and better management of the infection, which WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
- The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) may conduct a serosurvey to check the presence of antibodies among the contacts of monkeypox patients and find out how many of them were asymptomatic.
Qns : Who has been developed the 1st indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to test for monkeypox disease in India?
Ans : India has developed the 1st indigenously developed RT-PCR kit to test for monkeypox disease. The kit has been developed by TransAsia Bio-Medicals, the kit was unveiled by Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Centre.
