National Institute of Virology Develops ELISA Test to Detect Antibodies.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan tweeted that the National Institute of Virology, Pune has developed an antibody detection kit for COVID-19.

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan tweeted that the National Institute of Virology, Pune has developed an antibody detection kit for COVID-19.On May 10, 2020, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare stated in a tweet that the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune had successfully developed India’s first indigenous antibody testing kit for COVID-19. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can detect antibodies in the blood created in response to COVID-19 infection. He also tweeted that Zydus Cadila has been entrusted with the responsibility of the mass-scale production of the ELISA testing kits. Lav Agarwal, joint secretary at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said the specificity of the ELISA test is 97% and its sensitivity is 92%.

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