Evaluation of the IC strip test in a screening model for thalassemia. To evaluate the use of IC strip test for a- thalassemia screening, 353 blood samples were taken from 2 populations, 191 Thai subjects from Southern Thailand and 162 subjects from West Australia. Hema- tologic data including mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCV/MCH) and Hb analyses were performed, followed by the IC strip test for a0-thalassemia (Fig 1). In Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, West Australia, a0-thalassemias were also assessed by the presence of Hb H inclusion bodies in RBCs together with the low MCV/MCH.