Thiruvananthapuram, June 24 -- Kerala Health and Devaswoms Minister K. Muraleedharan has said the advanced research facilities at the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Centre-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (BRIC-RGCB) played a crucial role in preventing a potential Ebola outbreak in the state.
Recalling the recent Ebola scare, Muraleedharan said samples sent from Kozhikode were tested at BRIC-RGCB within 12 hours, and preliminary results indicating the sample was negative were obtained in just four hours, well before the final confirmation arrived from the laboratory in Pune.
The Minister, who visited the BRIC-RGCB campus at Akkulam, said the institution has emerged as a key pillar of Kerala's healthcare system and is supportin...