Automated estimation of parasitaemia of <it>Plasmodium yoelii</it>-infected mice by digital image analysis of Giemsa-stained thin blood smears

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Parasitaemia, the percentage of infected erythrocytes, is used to measure progress of experimental <it>Plasmodium </it>infection in infected hosts. The most widely used technique for parasitaemia determination is manual m...

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Main Authors: Wang Lina, Harrison Paul, Ma Charles, Coppel Ross L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/348