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Padinjaremattathil Thankappan Ullas

ICMR-National Institute of Virology, Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, ICMR National Institute of Virology

ORCID iD 0000-0001-7657-4199
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About

A trained virologist with research interests in disease biology of rabies and other neurotropic viruses.

Employment

  • ICMR-National Institute of Virology Scientist D
    2026 - Present
  • ICMR National Institute of Virology Scientist C
    2021 - 2026
  • ICMR National Institute of Virology Scientist B
    2016 - 2021
  • Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute Principal Investigator-SERB Young Scientist Startup Grant
    2015 - 2016
  • SASTRA University Assistant Professor of Research
    2013 - 2014
  • Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology

Education

  • National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Virology
    2006 - 2011

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (21)

  • Investigations Into the Outbreak of Chandipura Virus Encephalitis, Gujarat, India, 2024.
    Journal of Medical Virology 2025
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  • Surveillance of Nipah virus in Pteropus medius of Kerala State, India, 2023.
    Frontiers in Microbiology 2024
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  • Clinico-epidemiological presentations and management of Nipah virus infection during the outbreak in Kozhikode district, Kerala state, India 2023.
    Journal of Medical Virology 2024
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  • Case Report: Survival from Clinical Rabies in a Young Child from Maharashtra, India, 2022.
    American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 2023
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  • Cost estimation of COVID Kavach test developed in 2020: A National Reference Laboratory initiative during early phase of Indian pandemic mitigation.
    Indian Journal of Medical Research 2023
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  • Evaluating the effect of measles and rubella mass vaccination campaigns on seroprevalence in India: a before-and-after cross-sectional household serosurvey in four districts, 2018-2020.
    Lancet Global Health 2022
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  • Serosurvey for Nipah virus in bat population of southern part of India.
    Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 2022
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  • Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala State, India Amidst of COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Frontiers in Public Health 2022
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  • Implementing Serosurveys in India: Experiences, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations.
    American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 2021
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  • Diagnostic Accuracy of Dried Blood Spots Collected on HemaSpot HF Devices Compared to Venous Blood Specimens To Estimate Measles and Rubella Seroprevalence.
    mSphere 2021
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