Towards a single shot holographic diagnosis of Schistosomiasis haematobium

Large scale, highly sensitive and specific diagnostic tools are needed to eliminate the transmission of schistosomiasis. This report expands upon the novel approach from M. Hoeboer and P.M. Nijman. Their Smart Optical Diagnostic Of Schistosomiasis device (SODOS), combining the principles of flow cytometry and digital holography, was able to...

Digital holography integrated with flow cytometry for detection of urinary schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is an intravascular infection with major public health consequences in developing countries. It is one of the major Neglected Tropical Diseases with more than 240 million people infected and 800 million people at risk in 2015, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. It is caused by trematode parasites of the genus Schistosoma, in this...