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WHO approves 1st mpox diagnostic test for emergency use

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief said on Friday that the UN agency has approved the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for emergency use.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ announcement came on X, as the global demand for mpox test…

India records case of fast-spreading variant of mpox

SRINAGAR: India has reported its first case of the Clade 1 variant of mpox in a 38-year-old man in the southern state of Kerala, officials said Monday.

The Health Ministry has confirmed that the man had returned from the United Arab Emirates last wee…