India gets its first infectious disease diagnostics lab

Jun 15, 2020, 14:07 IST

The newly built disease diagnostics lab can easily test RTPCR about 50 per day and ELISA about 200 per day.

First Disease Diagnostic lab
First Disease Diagnostic lab

The first disease diagnostics lab in India is now ready. The mobile laboratory is a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. The laboratory promotes and supports the idea of being self-efficient in difficult times.

The laboratory has been reported to be built in the recorded time of just 8 days from the date of receipt of Automotive Chassis, from Bharat Benz. The lab has been built with the support of the Department of Bio-Technology.

About the lab:

•   The first infectious disease diagnostics lab is a BSL-2 facility that has Biochemistry analysers, real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and on-site Elisa.

•   Elisa is a technology designed for quantifying and detecting soluble substances such as proteins, antibodies, peptides, and hormones.

•   The newly built disease diagnostics lab can easily test RT-PCR about 50 per day and ELISA about 200 per day.

•   The lab has been built in the recorded time of just 8 days. 

Shailaja Tripathi is an educational content writer with 2 years of experience. She is a Masters in Political Science from Delhi University and also holds a Bachelors in Education. At jagranjosh.com, she creates content for school students and college audiences. You can reach her at shailaja.tripathi@jagrannewmedia.com
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