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India reports first case of monkeypox

| Updated: July 15, 2022 09:21:50


Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negativeTest tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negativeTest tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

India on Thursday reported its first case of monkeypox, Priya Abraham, head of the National Institute of Virology, told Reuters.

Monkeypox, endemic in parts of Africa, is a viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms and skin lesions.

 

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