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News Hörauf 08.2019
Histological section of Onchocerca volvulus, the cause of river blindness, under the microscope: Sections of a living female worm with offspring in the uteri. The symbiotic bacteria are stained in red
© Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP) / University Hospital Bonn

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Bill and Melinda Gates Funding for Prof. Hörauf

More than 21 million people in Africa are infected with the nematode Onchocerca volvulus, the cause of river blindness. Around one in ten of those affected goes blind. Parasitologists around Prof. Hörauf at the University Hospital Bonn are looking for new, more effective weapons against the insidious parasite. The evaluation of the success of treatment is important. They now want to develop a method in which artificial intelligence (AI) automatically evaluates tissue samples from patients under the microscope. The aim is to reduce the time required and to establish an objective standard for analysis. The project is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


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Prof. Dr. med. Achim Hörauf

Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology

Medical Faculty

University of Bonn

University Hospital of Bonn

achim.hoerauf@ukb.uni-bonn.de

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