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A smartphone app can detect tiny amounts of norovirus in water

Newscientist - Tue 27 Aug 19

A device consisting of a smartphone and an attachable microscope can detect minuscule amounts of norovirus, which may help identify its spread earlier

Using a smartphone to detect norovirus

TechXplore - Tue 27 Aug 19

A little bit of norovirus—the highly infectious microbe that causes about 20 million cases of food poisoning in the United States each year—goes a long way. Just 10 particles of the virus ...

Using a smartphone to detect norovirus, ScienceDaily - Tue 27 Aug 19
Using a smartphone to detect norovirus, Eurekalert - Tue 27 Aug 19

Smartphone-based device for detecting norovirus, the 'cruise ship' microbe

Phys.org - Tue 27 Aug 19

Made infamous by outbreaks on cruise ships, norovirus can really ruin a vacation, causing severe vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. But the highly infectious virus can also strike closer to ...

Smartphone-Based Device for Detecting Norovirus, the 'Cruise Ship' Microbe (Video), Newswise - Tue 27 Aug 19
Smartphone-based device for detecting norovirus, the 'cruise ship' microbe, Eurekalert - Tue 27 Aug 19

Smartphone setup could put a stop to norovirus outbreaks

Chemistry World - Thu 29 Aug 19

US researchers have created a handheld detection system that is sensitive enough to catch just a few particles of norovirus

Smartphone app and attachable microscope can detect outbreaks of norovirus for just $50 

Daily Mail - Tue 27 Aug 19

Researchers from the University of Arizona have created a simple, portable and inexpensive way of detecting extremely low levels of norovirus in water.