#GENESCoV2
Genetic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Kerala
A unique partnership between the Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Kerala, National health Mission Kerala, CSIR Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) and various clinical and public health centers in Kerala aimed at providing insights into the genetic epidemiology of COVID-19 in Kerala
An initiative of Public Health relevance involving 12 Govt Medical CollegesState Public Health & Regional LaboratoriesInter-University Centre for Biomedical ResearchCentral University of Kerala& 14 District Surveillance Units
Department of Health & family WelfareGovt of Kerala
National Health Mission Kerala
CSIR Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB)
Funding:The initial pilot programme was funded by CSIR-India, The state-wide programme for initial part of 4500 genomes was co-funded by the Government of Kerala through NHM and CSIR India. Further continued sequencing was funded through the INSACOG programme.
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9000+ SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Sequenced
(Updated 28-12-2021)9000+ SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Sequenced
Read overviews and popular science articles explaining genetic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and key findings from the programme.
Outreach
Outreach
Kerala is one of the first states to implement a programme for genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in India
Over 10% of SARS-CoV-2 genomes in India sequenced in 2021 is from Kerala
In Media
In Media
വൈറസിന്റെ ജനിതക വ്യതിയാന ശേഷിയെ വിലകുറച്ചു കാണരുത്July 06, 2021
How India's Kerala Has Battled Covid-19May 23, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 variant rampant in StateMay 19, 2021
വൈറസിന്റെ ജനിതക ശ്രേണീകരണത്തിന് കേരളം.Jan 17,2021
Resources for Genetic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2
Resources for Genetic Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2