Belarus has developed a test system for the diagnosis of monkeypox

Tubes. Archive photoMINSK, June 13A test system for diagnosing monkeypox was developed in Belarus, Vladimir Gorbunov, director of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center (RSPC) for Epidemiology and Microbiology, told reporters on Monday. Several years ago, the RSPC for Epidemiology and Microbiology developed a technology for creating test systems for diagnosing various infectious diseases. We are talking about PCR kits for both COVID-19 and Ebola and other rare diseases. Now we have developed a test system for the laboratory diagnosis of monkeypox, «the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Health quotes Gorbunov in the Telegram channel.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/02262f3eb10102bf3c3e2b5c03d75f4d.jpg" />Monkeypox virus can be contained in semen, Italian scientists have found outAccording to Gorbunov, the standard PCR technology includes several stages, including the selection of pathogen-specific nucleotide sequences and the selection by specialists of markers from the sequence database for the test system. «I am sure that This test system will not find wide application. Because the disease is not characterized by a wide spread and it is not expected that cases will appear in Belarus in the near future. Let's hope that the infection does not reach us. But our center was created to work ahead of the curve,» Gorbunov said. He noted that the results of the diagnosis will be known within a few hours after the receipt of the biomaterial. «The monkeypox virus is related to the smallpox virus. Persons who have been vaccinated against it are immune. Those born before the 1980s are lucky in this regard. But I think the Ministry of Health will take action if necessary. start quickly (produce — ed.) if necessary,» Gorbunov said. According to the latest information from the World Health Organization (WHO), monkeypox infection has been registered in 29 countries, more than a thousand such cases have already been identified. However, no deaths have been recorded so far. According to WHO experts, the danger of the spread of this disease in non-endemic countries is real. Of particular concern is the risk of the virus spreading to vulnerable populations, including children and pregnant women. and DistributionInfographicView