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Engineer Hind Mahmoud Ahmed, Director of the Dubai Central Laboratory

Department, said: "This revolutionary method of detecting the Legionella
pulmonary bacteria is among the latest to be accredited globally by the
European Water Testing Network. It also has a certificate of recognition
from AOAC International.

"The technology is very accurate and quick to produce results, typically
needing 48 hours as opposed to the 14 days that traditional methods
require."

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Explaining the new AI technology, Ahmed underscored Dubai
Municipality’s commitment towards developing digital infrastructure for

its laboratories and equipping them with cutting-edge systems in order to
overall improve the Emirate’s health and safety system.

Dubai Central Laboratory is affiliated with Dubai Municipality,

In addition, the Acting Director of the Dubai Central Laboratory
Department said more than 100,000 tests are carried out yearly by

microbiological analysis laboratories on a variety of food types,
environmental water, and consumer products to guarantee the safety of
goods sold in Dubai markets.

He said food, health, industry, the environment, and several governmental
and academic entities and institutions benefit from the laboratory's tests,

which are based on an integrated technological system comprising nearly
5,000 technology systems and devices.

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