BACKGROUND National policy in India recommends HIV testing of all patients with TB. In West Bengal state, only 28% of patients with TB were tested for HIV between April-June, 2010. We conducted a cross-sectional survey to understand patient, provider and health system related factors associated with low uptake of HIV testing among patients with TB. METHODS We reviewed TB and HIV program recor...

______________________________________________________________________________________________ Background: Jute industry workers constantly exposed themselves to jute dust and are at risk of impairment of lung function. Investigation on various studies revealed the effects of exposure to jute dust but limited studies so far undertaken regarding its bearing on pulmonary function of jute workers ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES A dengue outbreak occurred throughout West Bengal, India starting from August 2005. The objectives of this study were: (i) documentation of suspected cases, confirmed by MAC ELISA; (ii) a longitudinal serosurveillance of dengue in Kolkata by detecting denguespecific IgG and IgM antibodies in suspected cases and to note the seasonal incidence; (iii) to get information abo...

Rice is one of the key food grains linked to the food security of the growing population of the world. India has largest rice area in the world and stands second in production. The rice crop is important both from the food security and climate change point of view. The present paper highlights rice-growing pattern in India derived using satellite remote sensing and Geographic Information System...

In this present communication we report the occurrence of additional 13 Odonate species from Asansol-Durgapur Industrial Area, West Bengal, India, making total 76. This paper reports first record Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928) and photographic records Macromia flavicincta Selys, 1874 Bengal. It also range extension cingulata Rambur, 1842 Purulia District to Paschim Bardhaman District.

*Corresponding author: Goutam Chandra, Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor, Department of Zoology, Mosquito and Microbiology Research Units, Parasitology Laboratory, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India. E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +919434573881 Fax: +91 0342 2634200 Foundation Project: Supported by University Grant Commission with Grant no F.178/08 (SA-I).

1 Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science and A.H., CGKV, Durg, Chhattisgarh, India 2 Department of Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, India 3 Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara, Assam Agri...

Address to: Dr. Pranab Kumar Bhattacharya. Depto of Pathology/District Medical College. Station Road 742101 Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Phone: 91 92 3151-0435 e-mail: [email protected] Received 11 June 2014 Accepted 26 November 2014 Emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, extended spectrum beta lactamases, and multi-dr...

Here, we present the draft genome sequence of Geobacillus thermoleovorans strain N7 (MCC 3175), isolated from Paniphala Hot Spring, West Bengal, India, which contains genes that encode several industrially and medically important thermostable enzymes like neutral protease, xylose isomerase, rhamnogalacturonan acetylesterase, nitrate and nitrite reductase, l-asparaginase, glutaminase, and RNase P.