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Webit 2019 Health Summit roundup Webit stage

Webit 2019 Health Summit roundup

There isn’t any aspect of healthcare that isn’t being transformed by technology. The health-related technologies on display reflected the work that is being done to prevent illness, to deliver more effective treatments, and to reduce the growing cost of healthcare.

Oxford Nanopore Technology genomics device reveals sources of Lassa outbreak louis-reed-747388-unsplash

Oxford Nanopore Technology genomics device reveals sources of Lassa outbreak

Research carried out during the 2018 Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria used rapid, portable genomic sequencing technology to identify viruses without prior knowledge of the cause of disease. This enabled researchers to allay fears and direct the public health interventions to limit the spread of the virus and help to protect more people from disease.