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Field Study Compares Portable Microscopes for Parasite Diagnosis

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Handheld, mobile phone-based microscopes could be used in developing countries after minimal training of community laboratory technicians to diagnose intestinal parasites quickly and accurately. A community-based study conducted by researchers from Toronto General Hospital and Toronto General Research Institute in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, found that two different handheld microscopes could both effectively rule in individuals infected by parasites — important in allocating resources for public health screening — but varied in their sensitivity to...Read full article

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    Published: July 2016
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