September 27, 2024 10:57 AM

Centre issues advisory for states, UTs to create awareness on Mpox

The Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory for all states and union territories on the Mpox disease after India became the third non-African country to report a case of clade 1b Mpox infection recently. In the advisory dated September 26, the Department of Health and Family Welfare directed that all suspected Mpox cases be isolated, with strict infection prevention and control measures enforced. It has provided a list of laboratories operationalized for testing. The advisory includes cli...