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5/13/24, 1:26 PM Dubai Central Laboratory implements AI-based technology to detect ‘Legionella’ bacteria

Dubai Central Laboratory. Image Courtesy: Dubai Municipality
HEALTHCARE
Dubai Central Laboratory implements AI-based

technology to detect ‘Legionella’ bacteria

For the first time in the region

Press Release

May 12, 2024

Up to 99 per cent accuracy in quantitative detection of bacterial counts

Procedure is supported by an integrated technological system operates by the laboratory, which
encompasses 5,000 advanced technologies and devices
Hind Mahmoud Ahmed:
"The technology is extremely precise and prompt, generating results in 48 hours against the

standard 14-day processes."
“Microbiological analysis laboratories carry out more than 100,000 tests per year”

Dubai, UAE: Dubai Central Laboratory, affiliated with Dubai Municipality has implemented a new artificial
intelligence (AI) technology which is the first in the region to seamlessly detect Legionella pulmonary
bacteria, a form of bacteria that causes several acute respiratory infections.

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