National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections
Medical Research Institute in Kolkata, India
National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections or NIRBI (also known as ICMR-NIRBI) previously known as National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases is an Indian medical institute that conducts research and develops prevention and treatment and control strategies related to enteric diseases and HIV/AIDS. The headquarter of NIRBI is located at Kolkata, West Bengal. NIRBI is affiliated to Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research and financed by Indian Council of Medical Research.
History
Eastern India and the Gangetic Plain have had a long history of cholera and related epidemics. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) set up a cholera research centre at Kyd Street, Kolkata, West Bengal. The aim of establishing this centre was to conduct research related to cholera and other enteric diseases. In 1979, the cholera research centre was renamed to National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED). In 1980 the institute received the World Health Organization's recognition as "WHO Collaborative Centre for Research and Training on Diarrhoeal Diseases".
The state-of-the-art viral diagnostic and research laboratory (VRDL) at ICMR-NIRBI is established under the VRDL network by the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. It was set up as part of the scheme "Establishment of a Network of Laboratories for Managing Epidemics and Natural Calamities" to enhance the infrastructure for viral diagnostics across the country. The laboratory became operational in July 2015.
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