Publications by authors named "Tanmay Dharmadhikari"
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- Two adult female hippos at Zoo Antwerp were naturally infected with SARS-CoV-2, displaying nasal discharge for several days.
- The virus was confirmed using immunocytochemistry and PCR tests on their nasal swabs, feces, and pool water.
- Serological tests also showed positive results, but no treatment was needed for the hippos.
Given a large number of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals, clinical detection has proved challenging. The wastewater-based epidemiological paradigm would cover the clinically escaped asymptomatic individuals owing to the faecal shedding of the virus. We hypothesised using wastewater as a valuable resource for analysing SARS-CoV-2 mutations circulating in the wastewater of Pune region (Maharashtra; India), one of the most affected during the covid-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe inception of the novel coronavirus has forced the world into despair. Rapid progress has been made in addressing the situation, and various clinical diagnostic methods were developed for early detection of transmission. However, with a rapidly increasing number of infected populations worldwide, the testing of each individual was impractical.
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