Dr. Jeewandara on Sri Lanka's ability to diagnose and identify monkey pox

The Allergy Immunology and Cell Biology Unit (AICBU) at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine in the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has all the necessary infrastructure to test and diagnose monkeypox which has been detected in several countries, according to head of the department Dr. Chandima Jeewandara.

As per a recent statement released on May 20, The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that there are about 80 confirmed monkeypox cases so far, and 50 pending investigations.