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    Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

    AUGUST 02, 2022 15:57 IST

    Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in Indiaand a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said on August 2.

    Replying to queries in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour, he informed the members about the various steps being taken to prevent the spread of the disease, and to develop testing kits and vaccines.

    Till date eight cases of the disease have been detected in India, out of which five have foreign travel history, the Minister of Health and Family Welfare said.

    The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has successfully isolated the monkeypox virus and an expression of interest has been floated for research institutions, vaccine and diagnostic kits manufacturers in India to take the virus strain for further research to develop a vaccine in the country, he added.

    ... Airport and port health officers have been instructed to remain vigilant and undertake rigorous health screening of incoming international passengers.

    The Minister said the National Institute of Virology, Pune under ICMR has been designated as a referral laboratory for testing suspected cases. In addition, 15 other ICMR-VRDL (Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratory) network laboratories have been optimised to undertake diagnostic testing for monkeypox disease.

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    • #17
      Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/ci...-case-8143431/

      7th case of monkeypox reported in Delhi
      The doctor said that the patient, a 24-year-old female of Nigerian origin, came to the hospital with symptoms such as fever, sore throat, blisters on her arms, face and private parts.
      By: Express News Service
      New Delhi | Updated: September 11, 2022 1:13:54 pm

      Delhi recorded its seventh case of monkeypox Sunday.

      Dr Vineet Relhan, nodal officer for monkeypox cases and professor of dermatology at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital, said: “The patient is a 24-year-old female of Nigerian origin and has been living in India for the last four months.”

      The patient was residing in Delhi’s Sharda Vihar area...

      ...So far, seven cases of monkeypox in three men and four women have been reported at Delhi’s Lok Nayak hospital. Out of the seven, six patients are from Nigeria and one from Delhi. Five patients have been discharged and two are still in the hospital.

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      • #18
        Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/in...eport-8249144/

        5 monkeypox cases in Delhi without int’l travel history suggest under-diagnosis of infection: Report
        The study recently published in the Journal of Medical Virology has noted that the detection of monkeypox cases in Delhi without travel history to affected areas suggests the undetected circulation of the virus in the community.
        Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas
        Pune | Updated: November 4, 2022 1:19:40 pm
        Newsguard

        A new report has described five cases of human monkeypox infection detected in New Delhi without any international travel history, suggesting under-diagnosed monkeypox infection in the community. Researchers from Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, Indian Council of Medical Research – National Institute of Virology in Pune and AIIMS, New Delhi have emphasised the need for active surveillance of monkeypox virus (MPXV) in the high‐risk population such as men having sex with men and female sex workers.

        On July 14, this year, India reported its first human monkeypox case from Kerala. Since then, 20 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been identified from Kerala (6) and New Delhi (14) till October 13, 2022. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Virology in October, noted that the cases observed in Kerala had well-defined epidemiological linkage, with international travel history and contact with suspected cases. The detection of monkeypox cases in Delhi without a travel history to endemic or affected areas suggests the undetected circulation of MPXV in the community.

        “The confirmed monkeypox cases from New Delhi have no travel history to monkeypox endemic or current outbreak areas,” researchers said further adding that monkeypox cases were mild and recovered completely. “This emphasizes the significance of timely clinical and laboratory diagnosis for early detection and patient management leading to recovery without secondary complications,” lead author Dr Vineet Relhan from Maulana Azad Medical College has said in the report...

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