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Global circulation patterns of seasonal influenza viruses vary with antigenic drift

…, NS Lewis, X Li, JW McCauley, T Odagiri, V Potdar… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of emergence and circulation of new human
seasonal influenza virus variants is a key scientific and public health challenge. The global …

Development of a multiplex one step RT-PCR that detects eighteen respiratory viruses in clinical specimens and comparison with real time RT-PCR

…, SP Anand, M Heydari, G Rane, VA Potdar… - Journal of virological …, 2013 - Elsevier
Rapid and accurate diagnosis of viral respiratory infections is crucial for patient
management. Multiplex reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (mRT-PCR) is used …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic characterization of the influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus isolates from India

VA Potdar, MS Chadha, SM Jadhav, J Mullick… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The Influenza A pandemic H1N1 2009 (H1N1pdm) virus appeared in India in
May 2009 and thereafter outbreaks with considerable morbidity and mortality have been …

[HTML][HTML] Full-genome sequences of the first two SARS-CoV-2 viruses from India

PD Yadav, VA Potdar, ML Choudhary… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Throat swab/nasal swab specimens for a total of 881 suspected cases were
screened by E gene and confirmed by RdRp (1), RdRp (2) and N gene real-time reverse …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations, L452R, T478K, E484Q and P681R, in the second wave of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, India

S Cherian, V Potdar, S Jadhav, P Yadav, N Gupta… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
As the global severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
expands, genomic epidemiology and whole genome sequencing are being used to investigate …

Efficacy, safety, and lot-to-lot immunogenicity of an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (BBV152): interim results of a randomised, double-blind, controlled, phase 3 trial

R Ella, S Reddy, W Blackwelder, V Potdar, P Yadav… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background We report the clinical efficacy against COVID-19 infection of BBV152, a whole
virion inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine formulated with a toll-like receptor 7/8 agonist …

Convergent evolution of SARS-CoV-2 spike mutations, L452R, E484Q and P681R, in the second wave of COVID-19 in Maharashtra, India

S Cherian, V Potdar, S Jadhav, P Yadav, N Gupta… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
As the global severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
expands, genomic epidemiology and whole genome sequencing are being constantly used to …

Respiratory virus detection among the overseas returnees during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic in India

V Potdar, ML Choudhary, S Bhardwaj… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
POTDAR et al: RESPIRATORY VIRUSES IN OVERSEAS RETURNEES 487 in the 41-50 yr
age group (Table II) and SARS-CoV-2 was detected only among four (1.1%) cases, all of …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission electron microscopy imaging of SARS-CoV-2

S Prasad, V Potdar, S Cherian, P Abraham… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
242 INDIAN J MED RES, FEBRUARY & MARCH 2020 the mature virion and complete
surface glycoprotein organization. A recent cryoEM study imaging the purified envelope spike …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of influenza seasonality at sub-regional levels in India and implications for vaccination timing

MS Chadha, VA Potdar, S Saha, PA Koul, S Broor… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Influenza surveillance is an important tool to identify emerging/reemerging
strains, and defining seasonality. We describe the distinct patterns of circulating strains of the …