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NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) plans to start a study in approximately 75 districts of the country that have the maximum number of Covid-19 cases to verify if community spread has started.
the Ministry of Health It has also asked states to analyze at least 250 samples of severe acute respiratory disease (SARI) and influenza-like illness (ILI) for each district as part of active surveillance to control the spread of infectious disease.
Authorities said the ICMR study was initially planned to be conducted through antibody Test kits However, it was postponed when these kits showed variations in results. The council now plans to use ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorption assay) test kits to conduct the study.
the ELISA test kit It is similar to the Rapid Antibody Test Kit in that it detects antibodies in the blood. But these kits have not yet been validated by ICMR. The ICMR had conducted similar studies in March to verify community transmission. But he had maintained that there was no adequate evidence to show the spread of the community.
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