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COVID-19 pandemic has triggered social stigma towards individuals affected and their families. This study describes the process undertaken for the development and validation of scales to assess stigmatizing attitudes and exp…
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Polio, measles, rubella, influenza and rotavirus surveillance programmes are of great public health importance globally. Virus isolation using cell culture is an integral part of such programmes. Possibility of unintended is…
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The pandemic of SARS-COV-2 began in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has caused more than 101 million cases worldwide. Diagnostic technologies possessing sensitivity and specificity equivalent to real-time reverse-transcrip…
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Serology testing is essential for immunological surveillance in the population. This serosurvey was conducted to ascertain the cumulative population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 among adults in Jammu district and to understan…
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Low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses cause mild clinical illness in domestic birds. Migratory birds are a known reservoir for all subtypes of avian influenza (AI) viruses. The objective of the study was to characte…
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Pre-eclampsia has remained an elusive disease with serious impacts on both maternal and foetal health. Two novel markers, annexin A5 (ANXA5) and apelin are currently of considerable interest. The present study aimed to dete…
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Tear proteomic changes can be a candidate etiopathogenesis of lacrimal duct obstruction diseases (LDODs). Studies on proteomics have focused primarily on nasolacrimal duct obstruction, and some specific inflammatory cytokin…
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Drospirenone (DRSP) is a progestin with antimineralocorticoid and anti-androgenic activity. When administered in combination with estradiol (E2), it relieves menopausal symptoms. The aim of this study was to evaluate the eff…