Now, a device clipped with smartphone can help detect Zika virus - Hindustan Times

Zika virus is primarily transmitted through Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Although the disease is largely asymptomatic or results in mild symptoms in adults, it causes developmental disorders in newborn babies if their mothers are infected during early pregnancy.

Scientists have developed an instrument that can be clipped onto a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood, a new research published in the journal Analyst says. "Mosq… [+2537 chars]

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