Enterovirus Division
Introduction
The Enterovirus Division has WHO Accredited National Polio Laboratory and National Measles & Rubella Laboratory. It carries out Waste-water Surveillance for Polio, COVID-19 and Other Viruses. It provided diagnostic tests for Epstein Barr Virus, Parvo-B19 Virus, Mumps and Varicella-Zoster Virus.
The Laboratory is a part of
- Global Polio Laboratory Network, WHO
- Measles & Rubella Laboratory Network, WHO
The Division is also carrying out the Project “Genomic monitoring of COVID-19 through Waste Water Surveillance“
Staff Details
Head of the Division
Dr. Simrita Singh
MBBS, MD
Additional Director, NCDC
Dr. Purva Pankaj Sarkate
MBBS, MD, DHA
Joint Director
Other Officer in the Division
Dr. Purbasha Bera
MBBS, MD
Joint Director
Dr. Anupam Kumar Anveshi
MBBS, MD
Assistant Director
Other Staff in the Division
Dr. Usha Gupta
Ph.D.
Assistant Research Officer
Sh. R. Vishnu Raj Pillai
B.Sc. (H)
Technician
Sh. Deepesh
M.Sc.
Technician
Sh. Bijender Kumar
12th
Technician
Smt. Chhavi
B.Tech.
Technician
Sh. Naveen Sharma
B. Sc. (Life Science)
Technician
Sh. Rahul Rojha
B.Sc. (H)
Technician
S. Nirmal Singh Balidani
Laboratory Assistant
B.Sc. (PCM)
Sh. Harish Kumar
Insect Collector
12th
Sh. Rishab Kumar
Laboratory Attendant
B.M.S (Finance)
Sh. Yogender Kumar
Multi Task Service
B.A
Divisional Activities
Activities undertaken in the Division
- Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance for Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, some parts of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
- Environmental Poliovirus Surveillance Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh
- Measles and Rubella Surveillance Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
- Diagnostic tests for Other viruses such as Mumps, Varicella Zoster, Parvo Virus B 19, Epstein Barr Virus
- Environmental Surveillance of COVID-19
- Hospital Waste-water Surveillance
- Standardization of Aircraft Waste-water Surveillance
Research and Publications
Current Research projects –
Publications /Guidelines –
- Kaundal, Nirmal, PurvaSarkate, Charu Prakash, and Narayan Rishi. “Comparison of ELISA and dual stage real time RT-PCR to differentiate Sabin like and non-Sabin like poliovirus isolates.” VirusDisease 28, no. 2 (2017): 141-145.
- Kaundal, Nirmal, PurvaSarkate, Charu Prakash, and Narayan Rishi. “Environmental surveillance of polioviruses with special reference to L20B cell line.” VirusDisease 28, no. 4 (2017): 383-389.
- Sarkate PP, Bera P, Kaundal N, Lovekesh, Sood S, Singh SK, Prakash C. Sewage Analysis as a Tool for Environmental Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2: Experience from Delhi, India. J Commun Dis. 2021; 53(2): 1-13
Cytopathic Effect in Cell Lines
The Team
The various laboratories under the Division are:
- Cell Culture Laboratory
- Virus Isolation Laboratory
- PCR Laboratory
- Environmental Surveillance Laboratory
- Immunodiagnostics Laboratory
- Sequencing Laboratory
Officer in Charge of Lab/Unit: Dr. Simrita Singh
Mandate of the Division
National Polio Laboratory, NCDC, Delhi
- Acute Flaccid Paralysis Surveillance (Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Western Uttar Pradesh, Parts of Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh).
- Environmental Poliovirus Surveillance (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh).
These activities provide laboratory evidence for certification of the Polio-Free Status of India.
National Measles & Rubella Laboratory, NCDC, Delhi
- Measles and Rubella Surveillance (Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Western Uttar Pradesh, Parts of Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh).
- Continuous Serological and Genomic Surveillance to determine the circulating genotypes.
- These activities will help in achieving the Measles Elimination goal of the country.
Immuno-diagnostic Services
Diagnostic tests for viruses such as Mumps, Varicella Zoster, Parvo Virus B19, Epstein Barr Virus.
Environmental Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and Other Priority Pathogens
The Division is carrying out the Project: “Genomic monitoring of COVID-19 through Waste Water Surveillance”.
Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 titers from wastewater from designated sites in Delhi.
Hospital wastewater surveillance for SARS-CoV-2.
