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Laser test for malaria, no blood sample required

22-Jun-2015

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Laser applied to person’s wrist or earlobe absorbed by waste crystals produced by the malaria parasite. Detector picks up sound of bubbles in 20 seconds. Reduces cost of testing from 50 cents to 8 cents per-person.

The study was published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.

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Dmitri Lapotko

Faculty Fellow in Biochemistry and Cell Biology at Rice University.

Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID)

Peer-reviewed journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Rice University

Private research university in Houston, Texas

Umberto D'Alessandro

Professor at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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