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243 ! In conclusion, in countries located in the thalassemia belt, it is important to first educate the involved parties about the significance of thalassemia, then to emphasize over and over again the priority of the automated blood counts in detecting the carriers, then educate people regarding the meaning of the abnormal red cell parameters on automated blood counts. Also one has to keep in mind that there can be a number of misleading and confusing factors while interpreting the red cell parameters in order to help detect the carriers and consequently prevent thalassemia. Hence, I would like to thank Kakkar and coworkers for re-emphasizing the importance of automated blood counts in detecting thalassemia minor.