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Sniffing out a killer disease
Initiative
Sniffing out a killer disease
About
The struggle to eradicate malaria relies on identifying infected individuals, both for individual treatment and in order to stop the further spread of disease. This is especially difficult because some infected people do not show symptoms. Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered a distinctive indicator that helps to identify carriers of the disease using non-invasive methods – through their body odor.
Region
CH04 - Zürich
Country
Switzerland
5P
People , partnership