An image analysis algorithm for malaria parasite stage classification and viability quantification.

With more than 40% of the world's population at risk, 200-300 million infections each year, and an estimated 1.2 million deaths annually, malaria remains one of the most important public health problems of mankind today. With the propensity of malaria parasites to rapidly develop resistance to...

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Main Authors: Seunghyun Moon, Sukjun Lee, Heechang Kim, Lucio H Freitas-Junior, Myungjoo Kang, Lawrence Ayong, Michael A E Hansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3634010?pdf=render