Question

what is the work done by national institute of virology​

Answer 1

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The National Institute of Virology, Pune is an Indian virology research institute, and one of the translational science cells part of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). It was previously known as 'Virus Research Center' and was founded in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation.

Answer 2

The National Institute of Virology in Pune is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

It was formerly known as the 'Virus Research Centre' and was founded in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation.

It is designated as a WHO H5 reference laboratory for the SE Asia region.

The work done by the national institute of virology​:

• The first institute to confirm the occurrence of many arboviral diseases in India like Japanese encephalitis (JE), Chikungunya, West Nile, etc.
• It Conducted numerous serological surveys to create background information on the prevalence of viral diseases in India.
• It Isolated the 11 strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and helped India become the fifth country in the world to isolate the strain.
• It's the Establishment of a Biosafety Level-4 laboratory dedicated to virus research which is the first high-tech laboratory in Asia.
• First laboratory in the country that developed comprehensive infrastructure facilities like tissue culture, epidemiology, biochemistry, immunology, etc.

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