Enterovirus Division
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Full Mailing Address:
Enterovirus Division,
National Centre for Disease Control,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Head of the Division:
Dr. Charu Prakash
MBBS, MD, DNB, MPH (Harvard University)
Consultant (HAG)
Email ID- charu.prakash@gov.in
*Other Officers in the Division
Dr. Purva Pankaj Sarkate
MBBS, MD, DHM
Deputy Director
Email ID- purva.pankaj@gov.in
Dr. Purbasha Bera
MBBS, MD
Deputy Director
Email ID- purbasha.bera@ncdc.gov.in
Sh. Suresh Chandra
B.Sc.
Assistant Research Officer
Email ID- sureshchandra244@gmail.com
*Other Staff in the Division
Dr. Usha Gupta
Ph.D.
Research Assistant
Email ID- guptaushaa@gmail.com
Dr. Ishwar Singh
Ph.D.
Technician
Email ID- dr.ishwar@ncdc.gov.in
Sh. R. Vishnu Raj Pillai
B.Sc. (H)
Technician
Email ID- r.vishnu@ncdc.gov.in
Sh. Deepesh
M.Sc.
Technician
Email ID- deepesh.sagar@dbt.nic.in
Sh. Bijender Kumar
12th
Laboratory Assistant
Email ID- bijenderk262@gmail.com
Sh. Harish Kumar
12th
Laboratory Attendant
Email ID- harishncdc@gmail.com
Mandate of the Division:
- To carry out Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance for Delhi and neighboring states.
- To carry out Environmental Surveillance for Polioviruses (EPS) for Delhi and neighboring states.
- To continue with a robust Quality Management System and maintain Accreditation status of the laboratories.
- The continue Measles and Rubella Surveillance for Delhi and neighboring states.
- To provide diagnostic support for investigation of other viruses such as Parvo Virus B-19, Varicella Zoster Virus, Mumps Virus, Adeno Virus, Enteroviruses and Epstein Barr Virus.
- To carry out Environmental Surveillance for COVID-19.
Research projects and Publications (With website link):
- Kaundal N, Sarkate P, Prakash C, Rishi N. Comparison of ELISA and dual stage real time RT-PCR to differentiate Sabin like and non-Sabin like poliovirus isolates. Virusdisease. 2017 Jun;28(2):141-145.
- Kaundal N, Sarkate P, Prakash C, Rishi N. Environmental surveillance of polioviruses with special reference to L20B cell line. Virusdisease. 2017 Dec;28(4):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.