Rotavirus ribonucleic acid (RNA) was extracted from ten faecal samples of diarrhoeic calves positive for group A rotavirus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A portion of the extracted RNA was run in polyacrylamide gel to determine the presence of rotaviral RNA and the rest subjected to reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to generate the near full length VP7 gene...

Background: Identifying early predictive biomarkers of disease severity and outcome is fundamental for the practical management Covid -19 patients. Although prognostic value several Pro- inflammatory markers have been determined in different population studies, however, it remained to be SARS-CoV-2 patients from Kashmir.
 Aim: To evaluate ferritin IL-6 levels RT- PCR confirmed Study Design...

INTRODUCTION Diabetes is a metabolic disorder of carbohydrates, proteins and fats due to deficiency of insulin secretion. In the whole world, about 5% of the general populations are suffering from diabetes and this disease is taking the lives of people more than AIDS. The countries where people are suffering from this disease are India, USA, China, Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Brazil, Russia, It...

A retrospective analysis of case-records data of 53,653 patients (0-18 years) over a two and half year period was conducted to ascertain the spectrum of congenital heart diseases. Two hundred and twenty one patients were found having congenital heart diseases; a prevalence of 4.1/1000. Ventricular septal defect (VSD) was the most frequent lesion seen in 69 (31.2%), followed by patent ductus art...

BACKGROUND There is wide variation in the incidence of colorectal cancer globally and also within the same country among different racial or ethnic groups. The present population-based study was undertaken to determine the incidence of colorectal cancer in Kashmiri population which is non-migratory and ethnically homogeneous having stable food habits. METHODS Over a period of one year, all ne...

BACKGROUND India and Pakistan have disputed ownership of the Kashmir Valley region for many years, resulting in several conflicts since the end of partition in 1947. Very little is known about the prevalence of violence and insecurity in this population. METHODS We undertook a two-stage cluster household survey in two districts (30 villages) of the Indian part of Kashmir to assess experiences...

The contribution of non timber forest products (NTFPs) has been acknowledged globally for their role in conservation, income generation, livelihood improvement and rural development. potential a NTFP-based bioeconomy given new dimension to the sector, NTFPs are now considered favourably by resource rich developing economies. actual never adequately estimated due lack sufficient baseline informa...