Five genetic variants and six mutations of SARS-CoV-2 in Cuba
Five genetic variants and six mutations of SARS-CoV-2 in Cuba
Havana, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Five genetic variants and six mutational patterns of SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen that causes Covid-19, are currently circulating in Cuba, health authorities informed.
Maria Guadalupe Guzman, director of research at the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK), stated that a population study conducted between December 28, 2020, and March 28, 2021, identified the presence of different variants of the virus other than group G, which was initially reported and is still predominant. Four changes and five mutational patterns have been detected in imported cases, while for autochthonous contagions, we verified a decrease in time of the D614G variant and a gradual increase in the one reported in South Africa and California, in the United States, the expert said.
Cuba has a new disease diagnosis system
Cuba has a new disease diagnosis system
Havana, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) The Havana-based Immunoessay Research Center informed that Cuba has a new Ultra Micro Analytical System, which allows detecting several diseases early, among them Covid-19, local press reported on Thursday. This technology can support the follow-up of the evolutionary cases as of the fifth day after the first PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test is made in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
The Umelisa SARS-CoV-2 IgG system, which will be used to diagnose people with suspected contagion, completed its external assessment with very good results at the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute in Havana, the source stated.
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