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COVID-19: INSACOG to release genomic surveillance bulletin on Delta Plus v
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing Consortia (INSACOG) - a consortium of four city clusters -- Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Pune -- will formally release the genomic surveillance bulletin on Delta Plus variant soon, according to government sources.
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Four lions at Chennai's Arignar Anna Zoological Park found infected with d
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 19 (ANI): The Genome sequencing analysis of four samples taken from lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur revealed that they were all affected by the delta (B.1.617.2) variant of COVID-19.
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16 COVID-19 variants found active in Uttarakhand, says state health dept
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 17 (ANI): At least 16 variants of coronavirus have been found active in Uttarakhand, according to a report of samples sent by the state government for genome sequencing for the virus.
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Senior virologist Shahid Jameel quits as Chairman of Centre's Covid genome
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Senior virologist Shahid Jameel on Sunday resigned as the chairman of scientific advisory group of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a forum set up by union government in December last year for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of cir
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Covid-19 virus is more aggressive, need to work together to fight it, says
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Work is being done on genome sequencing of coronavirus and mutations and the repercussions and this virus is more aggressive than others, German Ambassador to India Walter J Lindner has said and noted that countries have to come together to fight the pandemic.
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Study finds impact of genome sequencing in diagnosing rare diseases
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], March 21 (ANI): A clinical study drove by journal Genome Medicine, constituted a major leap forward in the emerging field of precision medicine by highlighting the impact of how whole genome sequencing made possible to diagnose rare disease.
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More precise diagnoses made possible with whole genome sequencing, finds s
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Solna [Sweden], March 17 (ANI): More than 1,200 people with rare diseases have received a diagnosis thanks to the integration of large-scale genomics into the Stockholm region's healthcare system. This is according to a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden that analysed the result of t
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CSIR-IGIB, SpiceHealth launch genome sequencing at Delhi's IGI airport
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], January 15 (ANI): CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and SpiceHealth have partnered to set up a portable testing laboratory for genome sequencing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport for all positive samples from international
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More COVID cases should be tested for genome sequencing, says virologist
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 1 (ANI): With the cases of the new variant of the strain of coronavirus having gone up to 25 in India, a Delhi-based virologist has suggested that there should be more genome sequencing of positive cases.
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5 pc of COVID-19 positive samples in country will be subjected to genome s
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Five per cent of the coronavirus positive samples in the country would be subjected to genome sequencing, the government has said.
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Govt to increase number of genome sequencing for COVID-19: Health Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The government will increase the number of genome sequencing for COVID-19 in view of the new coronavirus strain that was first detected in the United Kingdom, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday.
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Symptomatic, Covid positive passengers who flew to India in last 14 days t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Those international passengers who have arrived in India during the last 14 days, if symptomatic and tested positive, will be subjected to genome sequencing, in view of the new COVID strain in the United Kingdom, said the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday
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