Intellectual Ventures’s Global Good division has teamed up with General Electric to create a new test for malaria that’s designed to spot even the parasites that cause the disease, even in cases that would otherwise be missed by traditional testing.
It’s important work, since someone can be a host to malaria-causing parasites for months before showing symptoms, all the while transmitting those parasites to mosquitoes that then carry it to other hosts. By detecting the parasites early, health workers can provide treatment to affected people, and hopefully eradicate the disease altogether in the future.
Read more, via GeekWire.
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