Virology

The Virology laboratory is working on enteric viruses, mainly group A rotavirus, HIV, dengue and influenza.

Rotavirus diagnosis allows studies on its epidemiology, immune responses to natural infection, and support for vaccine studies.

The laboratory provides support for the HIV research programme at ICDDR,B, including national serological surveillance on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, cohort studies on injecting drug users, HIV diagnostic testing for Jagori – the voluntary counselling and testing service, and determining absolute CD4 counts in people living with HIV.

Dengue typing by PCR and isolation by tissue culture are also available at the laboratory.