India's Trivitron Healthcare Invents RT-PCR Kit To Detect Monkeypox Virus

Trivitron Healthcare, a medical equipment firm, unveiled a real-time RT-PCR-based Monkeypox viral diagnostic test on May 27. In a one-tube single reaction format, the kit can distinguish between Smallpox and Monkeypox in less than an hour. According to an expert with the Indian Council of Medical Research, India is prepared in light of rising illnesses in non-endemic nations. However, no instances have been documented in the nation thus far.