Speedy, Low-Cost And Easy-To-Use Test To Detect Trachoma快捷，成本低廉，易于使用的检测沙眼
Scientists said on Friday they have developed a rapid, inexpensive and easy-to-use diagnostic test to detect trachoma, an eye disease that is the world's leading cause of preventable blindness科学家们说，上周五他们开发的一种快速，廉价和容易使用的诊断检测沙眼，一眼科疾病，这是世界领先的原因，预防失明
It produces results in less than half an hour and is more effective than a standard testing technique.它产生的结果在不到一个半小时，是更有效的比标准的测试技术。
Dr Helen Lee, of the University of Cambridge in England, headed the team of scientists at the university who devised the 8 centimetre (3 inch) dipstick test.李博士海伦，大学，剑桥大学在英格兰，为首的一队大学的科学家谁设计的8厘米（ 3英寸）试纸测试。
Lee and researchers from Tanzania, Britain and the United States compared the device with a standard testing technique in a study of 664 children in Africa, and found it was twice as effective in detecting the illness.李和研究人员从坦桑尼亚，英国和美国相比，该装置与一个标准的测试技术在研究664的儿童在非洲，发现它的两倍，有效地检测疾病。
About 6 million people worldwide are blind due to trachoma and more than 150 million need treatment, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).约600万人，全世界有盲人，由于沙眼和超过1.5亿需要接受治疗，根据世界卫生组织（谁） 。
Trachoma is caused by an infection of the eyes.沙眼是造成感染的眼睛是雪亮的。 It is passed on by the hands, clothing or flies that land on the face of an infected child.它是通过对由手，衣物或苍蝇的土地，面对一个受感染的儿童。 It is most common where poor hygiene and lack of water are a problem.这是最常见的如穷人的卫生和水源缺乏是一个问题。 The infection causes a sticky discharge from the eye.感染的原因自黏放电从眼。 Damage to the cornea and blindness can result from recurring infections.损害眼角膜和盲目性，可能会导致再次发生感染。
Lee, who reported the findings in The Lancet medical journal, said if the test becomes widely available it could help to identify communities which need mass treatment with antibiotics.李，谁报的结果，在柳叶刀医学杂志说，如果测试成为广泛使用它可以帮助确定哪些社区需要大规模治疗用抗生素。
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