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971 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 reported from 16 states
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to sources, Maharashtra has reported a maximum of 250 cases of JN.1 sub-variant of Covid-19, followed by Karnataka with 199 cases of the infection.
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39 international travellers test COVID-19 positive in last three days in I
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"The total number of international flights screened in the last three days ie Dec 24, Dec 25 and Dec 26 is 498. The no of samples collected for Covid19 testing is 1,780. The cumulative number of samples collected is 3,994. The cumulative number of samples testing positive is 39 and the cu
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Odisha government issues Covid advisory after new Omicron BF.7 strain dete
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Odisha government on Wednesday issued instructions for surveillance and whole genome sequencing (WGS) for Covid-19 management in view of the recent explosion of Covid cases in China, Japan, the US, South Korea and Brazil and detection of four confirmed cases of the new Omicron BF.7 strain in
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Scientists link rare genetic phenomenon to neuron function, schizophrenia
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Using state-of-the-art whole-genome sequencing and machine learning techniques, researchers conducted one of the first and the largest investigations of tandem repeats in schizophrenia, elucidating their contribution to the development of this devastating disease.
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Chandigarh reports first case of Delta Plus COVID-19 variant
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], June 27 (ANI): The first case of the Delta plus COVID variant and 33 cases of the Delta variant have been reported in Chandigarh.
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Indonesia detects 211 more contagious variants of concern
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): As many as 211 or 9.41 per cent of the total 2,242 samples of COVID-19 cases tested with the whole genome sequencing method in Indonesia are more contagious variants of concern, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Study finds impact of genome sequencing in diagnosing rare diseases
Updated : 5 years, 2 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 : 5 years, 2 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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5% of COVID cases to be tested for whole genome sequencing due to new viru
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): In a step towards prospective surveillance in view of the new COVID-19 virus strain detected in the United Kingdom, the Central government's national task force (NTF) on Saturday said that five per cent of the positive cases from all states and union
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