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”
- Environmental Poliovirus Surveillance (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh)
- Measles and Rubella Surveillance (Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Western Uttar
Pradesh
Parts of Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh).
- Continuous Serological and Genomic Surveillance to achieve Measles Elimination
goal of the Country.
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Continuous Serological and Genomic Surveillance to achieve Measles Elimination goal of the Country.
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Monitoring two Sub-National Laboratories (GMC Haldwani, SMS Jaipur).
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Molecular testing for Measles and Rubella is done to determine the circulating genotypes.
- Diagnostic tests for viruses such as Mumps, Varicella Zoster, Parvo Virus B 19,
Epstein Barr Virus
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Environmental Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Delhi
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Standardization of Methodology for Environmental Surveillance of COVID-19 at NCDC
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Estimation of SARS CoV-2 titers from wastewater from designated sites in Delhi on a weekly basis
since November 2021
- Hospital wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in Delhi (Safdarjung Hospital &
Hospitals attached with Lady Hardinge Medical College)
Sewage Sample Collection in the Field
Microscopy for detection of Cytopathic Effect
Laboratory Infrastructure: Cell Culture
Molecular Testing for Measles- Rubella
Sewage Concentration for Environmental Surveillance
Cytopathic Effect in Cell Lines
Normal L20B cell line without cytopathic effect
Cytopathic effect (Polio virus) in L20B cell line
Standardization of NCDC Method for Wastewater Surveillance of COVID-19
National programmes implemented through the division are as under:
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”
