Researchers and biotech firm create new world-first scabies diagnostic tool

Researchers and biotech firm create new world-first scabies diagnostic tool

Source: ABC News

A new tool to test for scabies is being trialled by doctors in the Northern Territory, with researchers hoping early diagnosis could prevent people with the skin infestation from developing other life-threatening illnesses.

Long before Melbourne's first COVID-19 lockdown hit, Blake Atmaja and his housemates had already learned how to self-isolate.
A year earlier, one of his housemates came home with news he never could have anticipated: he'd been diagnosed with scabies … [3929 chars]

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