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Mpox scare: Chicken pox vaccine may help, says BHU professor
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Chicken pox vaccine can be effective against Mpox, the infectious disease, causing a deadly outbreak in Africa, according to a Professor at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU). Speaking to IANS, Dr Gopal Nath of BHU’s Microbiology Department, contended that the chicken pox vaccine can be effective as the symptoms of both the diseases are similar. “Most of its (Mpox) symptoms are similar to chicken pox, hence it can be said that the chicken pox vaccine given in the 80s will be very effective on it,” he said. At least 14 countries in Africa are currently reeling under a deadly Mpox outbreak, driven majorly by the more virulent Clade Ib. As a result, it has been recently

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