MICROBIOLOGY - RESPIRATORY & TERATOGENIC VIRUSES DIVISION

Officers in the Division:

Support provided to National programme:

Laboratories/ Units under division -                                                  

1. Molecular Biology Laboratory
2. RCH Serology Laboratory    
3. Influenza Surveillance Laboratory

Activities undertaken in the division:

• Referral diagnostic  services  for  Influenza, SARS-CoV-2  and  other Respiratory  Viral Infections.
• Referral diagnostic  services  for diseases  due to  Teratogenic  viruses (Rubella virus, CMV, HSV 1&2).
• Laboratory investigation   of  outbreaks  of  Influenza  and  other  Respiratory  
• Influenza surveillance  
• Coordination of work  of  12  network  laboratories  under  Influenza  Surveillance  programme  of  IDSP  as   the  Nodal  Laboratory  of  the 

Guidelines:

Technical  Guidelines ( formulated  by a  joint effort including IDSP and other concerned  experts) for Influenza  H1N1,   available on  MOHFW  website  and  IDSP  website,  which include:

• Epidemiology of Seasonal Influenza;
• Guidelines for patient categorization ;
• Guidelines for Providing Home Care  ;
• Guidelines on use of masks ;
• Guidelines for clinical protocol ;
• Guidelines for Sample Collection ;
• Guidelines for laboratory procedures for detection of Influenza virus ;
• Checklist for labs for initiation of Influenza testing ;
• Seasonal Influenza Death audit format ;
• Individual Patient Reporting format 

 Link for above guidelines is:

 https://ncdc.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=409&lid=359