Why in news The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the Alinity m MPXV assay for emergency use, marking the first diagnostic te...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the Alinity m MPXV assay for emergency use, marking the first diagnostic test for Mpox to receive this status.
Mpox cases have surged in Africa, prompting the WHO to declare it a public health emergency.
India has reported 30 cases since the declaration.
The Alinity m MPXV assay allows for efficient detection of the monkeypox virus from skin lesion samples, facilitating quicker confirmations of suspected cases.
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