For the first in the country, the monkeypox virus strain has been isolated by Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology, Pune.
The institution has invited an Expression of Interest (EOI), proposing to handover the strain to industry partners for development of indigenous vaccine and diagnostic kits for the disease, said senior Health Ministry officials on Wednesday.
Isolation of virus strains is the first step towards expediting the development of drugs, vaccines and rapid diagnostic kits in the country.
