A day after the publication of the effects of the first seroprevalence survey in Srinagar, The Government Medical College began the cycle for the time being in Pulwama district.
The Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) is complying with the circular of the time of the national serological survey to monitor the trend of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection across the country. The first circular took place in May and June this year. The prevalence of IgG antibody titers was found to be 0.73% in the general population.
GMC, Srinagar, Head of Community Medicine and Head of The ICMR Serological Survey for Pulwama Dr. S Muhammad Salim Khan said that in the round of this moment, knowledge will be collected through application and blood samples will be taken to evaluate immunoglobulin-Gamma (Ig-G) as opposed to SARS-CoV-2, which will determine the prevalence of infection in the recent beyond and the body’s immune reaction to COV-2 SARS infection.
“Each of the chosen ones collects knowledge and blood samples from 400 participants, adding young people over the age of 10,” Khan said.
The ICMR conducts the through its regional centres. However, the Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Director General of CIMR, Dr. Balram Bhargava, asked the Government Medical College in Srinagar to carry out the in Pulwama District on his behalf.
“A team from Government Medical College, Srinagar, which added professors, resident physicians and medical interns from the Department of Community Medicine (SPM) delegates through Dr. Samia Rashid, Decana, GMC, Srinagar, to conduct research in ten groups in Pulwama, “Khan said, adding that blood samples will be sent to the CIMR laboratory in Chennai.
In the first round, seroprevalence in Pulwama district is 2%, higher than the national average of 0.73%, while a recent review through GMC Srinagar in Srinagar showed a prevalence of 3.8% in the general population, which is almost double the prevalence in Pulwama. .
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