Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

First suspected case tests negative for monkeypox

Samples collected from the first suspected monkeypox case in Telangana tested negative for the virus.  Results of the test were announced on Tuesday evening. 

Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao said that the sample sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, to test for monkeypox virus was found to be negative. Now, tests would be conducted to check if he has chickenpox. 

The patient is a 35-year-old man from Kamareddy. He was admitted at Sir Ronald Ross Institute of Tropical and Communicable Diseases, better known as Fever Hospital, in Nallakunta, Hyderabad. Superintendent of the Hospital K. Shankar said that the patient would be discharged. 

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.