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Indigenous rapid detection kit ready to detect Nipah virus with 100% accur
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to Dr Naveen Kumar, Director, ICMR-NIV, Pune, "Based on amplification of viral gene without the need for a specialised machine at the field level. It's 100% sensitive and specific."
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Indian scientists are developing vaccine, antivirals for Chandipura virus:
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Indian scientists are developing vaccines and antivirals for Chandipura virus, which causes encephalitis, according to Dr Naveen Kumar, ICMR-NIV Pune Director.
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ICMR-NIV Pune inaugurates High Performance Computing facility to boost gen
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Developed under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM ABHIM), the HPC facility forms the cornerstone of a new project titled "High Performance Computing Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Hub". The initiative aims to revolutionize how genomic and bioinformati
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CISF takes over security of Indian Council of Medial Research, National In
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has taken over the security of Indian Council of Medial Research, National Institute of Virology ICMR-NIV, Pune in Maharashtra.
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Nipah virus: One more case confirmed in Kerala; Total tally 6, active case
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
With this the total tally of Nipah virus infections from the virus in Kerala has been recorded at six, including two deaths.
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Govt to start network of regional BSL-3 labs to brace for future pandemics
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The government of India is working towards developing four virology regional biosafety labs BSL-3, and ICMR-NIV Pune will be steering the project and research work. These labs will work as regional labs and ICMR-NIV Pune will look after their researc
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ICMR NIV Pune, VRDLs conduct approx 100 sample tests for Monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): A day after a 35-year-old man of African origin with no recent history of foreign travel tested positive for Monkeypox in Delhi thereby taking the total count to 8 in the country, a top scientist has said that Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) Vir
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Five-year-old girl in UP's Ghaziabad with suspected Monkeypox infection te
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): A five-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, who was suspected to have Monkeypox infection, has tested negative.
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Active surveillance of Zika virus needed to prevent future outbreaks, sugg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): An Indian Council for Medical Research - National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) study suggests that there is a need for active human and entomological surveillance of the Zika virus across the country to mitigate future outbreaks.
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Human trials of Covaxin begin at Goa's Redkar Hospital: Pramod Sawant
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 21 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that the human trials of coronavirus vaccine have begun at the state's Redkar Hospital and congratulated the team behind it.
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India will reach 2 million COVID-19 tests today, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Exuding confidence that India will achieve the testing capacity of 1 lakh COVID-19 tests per day before May 31, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the country will reach the mark of 2 million (i.e. 20 lakhs) coronavirus tests today.
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8 out of 16 antibody based rapid tests validated at NIV found satisfactory
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday said that 16 antibody-based rapid tests have been validated at the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, so far and eight of them were found satisfactory.
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