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Dr. R. Balasubramanian

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Dr. R. Balasubramanian

Designation: Scientist E

Division: NIV Kerala unit, Medical entomology and Zoology

Educational qualifications: M.Sc.,PhD.

Date of joining ICMR-NIV: 06-03-2009

  • Contact: 0477 - 2280100
  • Email: balasniv@gmail.com
  • Office: ICMR-NIV,Medical entomology and Zoology Kerala unit

 

Research Interests:

  • Vector Biology, Vector field ecology, taxonomy, and behaviour of mosquitoes and ticks that transmit human
  • Vector borne zoonotic pathogen and their interactions

 

ORCID ID:0000-0002-6442-0237

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List of Publications


  • 1. Balasubramanian R., Sahina S. Species distributions and ecological suitability analysis for potential tick vectors of Kyasanur Forest disease in Western Ghats of Kerala. Journal of Medical and Veterinary entomology, 2022.36(1):38-42., https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12549.

  • 2. Balasubramanian R., Sahina S. The effect of flood on seasonal dynamics of Haemaphysalis species (Acari: Ixodidae) tick vectors in Western Ghats Forest area of Kerala state, south India. Journal of Environmental Biology, 2022.43(1):66-72.

  • 3. Yadav PD, Sahay RR, Balakrishnan A, Mohandas S, Radhakrishnan C, Gokhale MD, Balasubramanian R, et al., Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala State, India Amidst of COVID-19 Pandemic. Front Public Health. 2022.17;10:818545. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.818545.

  • 4. Sahina S, Zahir Hussain and R. Balasubramanian. Efficacy of Tagetes erecta Linn. extracts on ovicidal and larval repellency in Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), Entomon. 2021.46(4), 305–312. https://doi.org/10.33307/entomon.v46i4.641.

  • 5. Gokhale M, Sudeep AB, Mathapati B, Balasubramanian R, Ullas PT, Mohandas S, Patil DR, Shete AM, Gopale S, Sawant P, Jain R, Holeppanavar M, Suryawanshi AT, Chopade G, Dhaigude S, Patil, DY, Mourya DT, Yadav PD. Serosurvey for Nipah virus in bat population of southern part of India. Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022, 26;85:101800. doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2022.101800.

  • 6. Balasubramanian R., S. Sahina, V. Arathy Nadh. Impact of Climate on Mosquito population and screening for virus in coastal area of Kerala. Journal of Vector borne diseases. 2021.58(3):232-239. DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.318307.

  • 7. Balasubramanian R, Nadh VA, Sahina S, Gokhale MD. Effects of water salinity on the development and survival of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. J Med Arthropodol & Public Health 2021; 1(1): 131-137.

  • 8. Gopalan RB, Babu BV, Sugunan AP, Murali A, Ma MS, Balasubramanian R, Philip S. Community engagement to control dengue and other vector-borne diseases in Alappuzha municipality, Kerala, India. Pathog. Glob. Health. 2021.115(4):258-266. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1890886.

  • 9. Shil P., and Balasubramanian R., Meteorological parameters and mosquito species diversity and abundance along the Arabian sea coastline of Alappuzha district, India: A year- round study (2017-18), Journal of Mosquito Research, 2020,10(2): 1- 11(doi:10.5376/jmr.2020.10.0002).

  • 10. Pragya D. Yadav, Anita Shete-Aich, Dimpal A. Nyayanit, PrachiPardeshi, TriparnaMajumdar, R. Balasubramanian, PT Ullas, Sreelekshmy M, Hitesh Dighe, Pradeep Sawant, Savita Patil1, DilipPatil, M.D. Gokhale, Basavaraj M, A.B. Sudeep, Sreekant Baradkar, Abhimanyu Kumar, Rutuja Kharde, Malvika Salve, Yash Joshi, Nivedita Gupta & DT. Mourya. Detection ofcoronaviruses in Pteropus&Rousettus species of bats from different States of India. Indian J. Med. Res., 2020.151, pp 226-235.

  • 11. Sudeep AB, Gokhale MD, Balasubramanian R., Gupta N, Shete A, Jain R, Yadav S, Nyaynit D, Pardeshi P, Majumdar T, Sahay R, Patil D, Khobragade RN, Mourya DT, Yadav PD, Pteropusmedius bats are responsible for zoonotic transmission of Nipah virus in Ernakulam district, Kerala State, India. Infectious disease 2021; 21: 162. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-05865-7.

  • 12. Balasubramanian R., Yadav, P.D., Sahina, S. & ArathyNadh, V. Distribution and prevalence of ticks on livestock population in an endemic area of Kyasanur forest disease in Western Ghats of Kerala, South India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases, 2019.43, 256–262.

  • 13. Balasubramanian R., S. Sahina, V. Arathy Nadh, K.P. Sreelekha and T.L. Nikhil. Effects of different salinity levels on larval growth and development of disease vectors of Culex species, Journal of Environmental Biology 2019. 40(5) pp – 1115 – 1122.

  • 14. Balasubramanian R, Pragya D Yadav, S Sahina, V ArathyNadh. The species distribution of ticks and the prevalence of Kyasanur forest disease virus in questing nymphal ticks from Western Ghats of Kerala, South India. Indian Journal of Medical research, 2021. 743-749 DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_234_19.

  • 15. Shil P, Yadav PD, Patil A, Balasubramanian R, Mourya DT. Bioinformatics characterization of envelope glycoprotein from Kyasanur Forest Disease virus. Indian journal of medical research; 2018.147(2):195-201. doi:10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1445_16.

  • 16. Balasubramanian R, Anukumar B. and TL. Nikhil, Entomological and virological investigation in a focus of Dengue and Chikungunya virus transmission in Kerala – International Journal of Applied Biological science, 2016. Vol. 5(2), 3622-3629.

  • 17. Balasubramanian R, and T.L. Nikhil. Effects of rainfall and salinity increase on the production of local vector mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in coastal areas of Alappuzha district, Kerala. Journal of Environmental Biology, 2015; 36, 1325-1328.

  • 18. Balasubramanian R., B. Anukumar, Nikhil T.L. Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Infestation and container productivity measured using pupal and Stegomyia indices in Alappuzha district Kerala state. International Journal of Mosquito Research 2015; 2 (2): 14-18.

  • 19. Balasubramanian R., Nikhil T.L. Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) fauna in Alappuzha and Kottayam district of the Kerala state, south India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 2013.1 (6): 134-137.

  • 20. Pragya D. Yadav, Anita Shete-Aich, Dimpal A. Nyayanit, Prachi Pardeshi, Triparna Majumdar, R. Balasubramanian, et al Detection of corona viruses in Pteropus&Rousettus species of bats from different States of India. Indian J Med Res 2020.151, 226-235.

  • 21. Anukumar B, Sapkal GN, Tandale B, Balasubramanian R, and Gangale DP. West nile virus encephalitis outbreak in Kerala India, 2011. Journal of clinical virology, 2014, 61(1), 152-155.

  • 22. Sudeep AB, Hundekar SL, Jacob P George, R Balasubramanian, Arankalle VA and Mishra AC. Investigation of a Chikungunya-like illness in Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India during 2009-10- Tropical Medicine and International health. 2011Vol.16 (5), 585-588.

  • 23. Sahayaraj K., R. Balasubramanian. Biological control potential of artificial diet and insect hosts reared Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) on three pests, Archives of phytopathology and plant protection, 2009Vol. 42(3), 238-247.

  • 24. Balasubramanian, R, Selvaraj P, and Sahayraj K., Partial purification and characterization of Cristella parasitica on two lepidoopteran pest Helicoverpa armigera and Spodoptera litura. Journal of biopesticides. 2008.1 (2) 201-205.

  • 25. Sahayaraj, K., Venkateshwari, M. and Balasubramanian, R. Insecticidal and antifeedant effect of Pedalium murex Linn. root and on Spodoptera litura (Fab.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Journal of Agricultural Technology 2008.4(2): 73-80.

  • 26. Sahayaraj K, Lalitha A and Balasubramanian R. Biosafty of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschinikoff) Sorokin on a reduviid predator Acanthaspis pedestris (Hemiptera : Reduviidae) Hexapoda, 2008.15(1):47-50.

  • 27. Sahayaraj K. Venkatesh P. and R. Balasubramanian Feeding Behaviour and Biology of a Reduviid Predator Rhynocoris marginatus (Fabricius) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) on Oligidic Diet. 2007. Hexapoda, 14(1) 24-30.

  • 28. Sahayraj K., Selvaraj P. and R. Balasubramanian 2007. Cell mediated immune response of Helicoverpa armigera hubner and Spodoptera litura (Fab) to fern phytoecdysone. Journal of entomology 4(4):289-298.

  • 29. Sahayaraj K. Kumara Sankaralinkam S. and Balasubramanian R. 2007. Prey influence on the salivary gland and gut enzymes qualitative profile of Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) and Catamiarus brevipennis (Serville) (Heteroptera: Reduviidae). Journal of entomology. 4(4):331-336.

  • 30. Balasubramanian R. and Sahayaraj K. 2007. Pteridium aquilinum (L) Kuhn and Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin on Pericallia ricini Fab. and Aphis craccivora (Koch) PP-22-27.

 

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