ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Comparing the Performance of McMaster, FLOTAC and Mini-FLOTAC Techniques in the Diagnosis of Strongylid Infections in Two Horse Populations in Portugal.
Marta Varandas, João Lozano, Ricardo Agrícola, Lídia Gomes, Teresa Rosa, Mariana Magalhães, Luís Lamas, Laura Rinaldi, Manuela Oliveira, Adolfo Paz-Silva and 1 more
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Marta VarandasCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0002-5310-7701 João LozanoCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5390-6998 Ricardo AgrícolaCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
Lídia GomesCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
Teresa RosaCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
Mariana MagalhãesCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
Luís LamasCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.
Laura RinaldiDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0975-2052 Manuela OliveiraCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3910-1525 Adolfo Paz-SilvaControl of Parasites Research Group (COPAR, GI-2120), Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002 Lugo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0208-3861 Luís Madeira de CarvalhoCentre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, 1300-477 Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7548-667X Funding
Consellería de Cultura, Educación, Formación Profesional e Universidades Project ED431B 2021/07Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia CIISA/FMV Project UIDB/00276/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0059/2020-AL4AnimalSFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PhD fellowship 2020.09037.BD (doi:10.54499/2020.09037.BD)
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The diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) strongyle infections in equids is still mainly performed using quantitative coprological techniques, like the McMaster (McM), but more sensitive and precise techniques, like FLOTAC (FL) and Mini-FLOTAC (MF), have been proposed over the past 20 years. The present study aimed to compare the analytical performance of these three methods in the diagnosis of strongyle infections in horses. Between October 2023 and June 2024, 32 fecal samples were processed using the McM, FL and MF techniques to identify strongyles' eggs, estimate their shedding (eggs per gram of feces, EPG), standard errors, sensitivities, precisions, and perform Spearman's correlation and Cohen's kappa analyses. The McM detected a higher shedding (584 ± 179 EPG), in comparison with FL and MF, with both these differences being statistically significant (
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Horse DiseasesParasite Egg CountStrongyle Infections, EquineStrongylida InfectionsAnimalsFecesHorsesPortugalSensitivity and Specificitycoprological diagnosisequineFLOTACgastrointestinal parasitesMcMasterMini-FLOTAC
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