Increasing temperatures could make the Dengue virus more virulent, according to researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology. The study found that dengue becomes more severe in animal models when grown in mosquito cells exposed to higher temperatures.
A team of researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here has found that dengue, a recurring tropical disease that witnesses an outbreak in the monsoon, becomes more severe and hostile in animal models when its virus (DENV) .
A new Bio-safety Level-3 Lab is being established near the Kerala capital by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) to conduct research on viruses that have the potential to cause an epidemic or pandemic such as COVID-19. The lab, which is located in Aakkulam, has been approved by the Department of Biotechnology to research COVID-19 and avian influenza.
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