ArticleParasitology2021
The Kubic FLOTAC microscope (KFM): a new compact digital microscope for helminth egg counts.
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- Relative egg extraction efficiencies of manual and automated fecal egg count methods in equines.Helminthologia · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of Human Trematode Infections.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
- Automating parasite egg detection: insights from the first AI-KFM challenge.Frontiers in artificial intelligence · 2024Article
- Comparison of Mini-FLOTAC, Flukefinder and sedimentation techniques for detection and quantification of Fasciola hepatica and Calicophoron daubneyi eggs using spiked and naturally infected bovine faecal samples.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Estimating the Prevalence and Factors Affecting the Shedding of Helminth Eggs in Irish Equine Populations.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Comparison of FECPAKParasites & vectors · 2022Article
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- The role of diagnostic technologies to measure progress toward WHO 2030 targets for soil-transmitted helminth control programs.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Automated Diagnostics: Advances in the Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Humans and Animals.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021Review
- Comparative studies on faecal egg counting techniques used for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites of equines: A systematic review.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2021Review
- Advances in Microbial Diagnostics: Machine Learning and Nanotechnology for Zoonotic Disease Control.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnologyReview
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Abstract
The Kubic FLOTAC microscope (KFM) is a compact, low-cost, versatile and portable digital microscope designed to analyse fecal specimens prepared with Mini-FLOTAC or FLOTAC, in both field and laboratory settings. In this paper, we present the characteristics of the KFM along with its first validation for fecal egg count (FEC) of gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) in cattle. For this latter purpose, a study was performed on 30 fecal samples from cattle experimentally infected by GINs to compare the performance of Mini-FLOTAC either using a traditional optical microscope (OM) or the KFM. The results of the comparison showed a substantial agreement (concordance correlation coefficient = 0.999), with a very low discrepancy (−0.425 ± 7.370) between the two microscopes. Moreover, the KFM captured images comparable with the view provided by the traditional OM. Therefore, the combination of sensitive, accurate, precise and standardized FEC techniques, as the Mini-FLOTAC, with a reliable automated system, will permit the real-time observation and quantification of parasitic structures, thanks also to artificial intelligence software, that is under development. For these reasons, the KFM is a promising tool for an accurate and efficient FEC to improve parasite diagnosis and to assist new generations of operators in veterinary and public health.
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