{"id":241199,"date":"2021-07-06T11:03:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T15:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=241199"},"modified":"2021-07-06T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T15:03:49","slug":"first-batch-of-cubas-own-antigen-test-umelisa-sars-cov-2-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/coronavirus\/first-batch-of-cubas-own-antigen-test-umelisa-sars-cov-2-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"First batch of Cuba\u2019s own antigen test, UMELISA SARS-CoV-2, ready"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The first batch of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/tag\/health-in-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>completely Cuban-made<\/span><\/a><span> antigen test, UMELISA SARS-CoV-2, will soon be delivered to the Medicines Marketing and Distribution Company, for its incorporation into the health and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>coronavirus<\/span><\/a><span> detection protocols on the island.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deputy director of the Development and Production of Diagnostic Kits area, Irina Valdivia, stated that the test, registered by the Center for the State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices, identifies the presence of the virus in asymptomatic suspected patients in just four hours, reported the official newspaper <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.granma.cu\/cuba-covid-19\/2021-07-04\/umelisa-sars-cov-2-antigeno-un-sistema-de-diagnostico-100-cubano-04-07-2021-23-07-07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granma<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biotechnological product, created by the Immunoassay Center (CIE), and validated by the Pedro Kour\u00ed Institute of Tropical Medicine, is a test manufactured entirely on the island, both the kit and the raw materials that were used for its development and production, said the specialist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuban President Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel highlighted on Twitter the production of the test as \u201canother achievement of Cuban science,\u201d as well as the fact that it is \u201c100% Cuban.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Otro logro de la ciencia cubana. Umelisa SARS-COV-2 ant\u00edgeno, un sistema de diagn\u00f3stico 100 % cubano <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CubaViva?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CubaViva<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rO6S0ry1MT\">https:\/\/t.co\/rO6S0ry1MT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel Berm\u00fadez (@DiazCanelB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiazCanelB\/status\/1412014787014299651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Valdivia, the first 644 UMELISA kits are already in the cold room, the last stage to which they are subjected before delivery. In addition, manufacturers are already advancing the production of the next two batches agreed for this month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valdivia assured that 826 kits should be delivered on July 8, and by next July 15, more than 1,600, with which the Cuban health system will be able to count on more than 705,000 diagnostic tests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an interview with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granma<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last year, the general director of the Immunoassay Center, Niurka Carlos P\u00eda, explained that UMELISA is a system \u201ccapable of detecting IgG-type antibodies in serum or plasma samples, and for this it uses synthetic peptides of immunodominant regions of the virus.\u201d In other words, it uses segments of the virus proteins on which the infected person\u2019s immune response develops, which were synthesized by CIE researchers, with the collaboration of the Ministry of Public Health and the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB).<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OdMwim6Q0z\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/science-cuba\/science-in-cuba\/coronavirus-cuban-diagnostic-system-completes-evaluation-with-very-good-results\/\">Coronavirus: Cuban diagnostic system completes evaluation \u201cwith very good results\u201d<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Coronavirus: Cuban diagnostic system completes evaluation \u201cwith very good results\u201d&#8221; &#8212; OnCubaNews English\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/science-cuba\/science-in-cuba\/coronavirus-cuban-diagnostic-system-completes-evaluation-with-very-good-results\/embed\/#?secret=h3nxPHkdsq#?secret=OdMwim6Q0z\" data-secret=\"OdMwim6Q0z\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe system has the advantage of being able to be applied in massive investigations of the disease, together with the results of other laboratory tests, in addition to being able to undertake epidemiological studies aimed at knowing the degree of exposure to the virus that a certain population group has had,\u201d Carlos Pias added at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cuba is experiencing its worst moment of the pandemic, with more than 3,000 positive cases a day in recent days. 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