Mobile support for diagnosis of communicable diseases in remote locations

Cesario, Manuel; Lundon, Michael; Luz, Saturnino; Masoodian, Masood; Rogers, Bill

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“…A web accessible framework for automated storage with compression and textural classification of malaria parasite images using textural features such as fractal dimension, gray level co-occurrence matrix, run length matrix, local binary pattern [16]. Features such as colour histogram, Hu moment, relative shape measurement, colour auto-correlogram based Mobile Support for Diagnosis of Communicable Diseases in Remote Locations has also been proposed [17]. N. Ahirwar et.…”

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Erythrocyte Features for Malaria Parasite Detection in Microscopic Images of Thin Blood Smear: A Review

Devi¹,

Sheikh²,

Laskar³

2016

IJIMAI

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-Microscopic image analysis of blood smear plays a very important role in characterization of erythrocytes in screening of malaria parasites. The characteristics feature of erythrocyte changes due to malaria parasite infection. The microscopic features of the erythrocyte include morphology, intensity and texture. In this paper, the different features used to differentiate the noninfected and malaria infected erythrocyte have been reviewed.

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“…The morphological feature of different malaria parasites is shown in Table 1. Several researchers have used different feature set to classify the infected and non-infected erythrocytes [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. The microscopic image of the thin blood smear is shown in Figure 1.…”

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Erythrocyte Features for Malaria Parasite Detection in Microscopic Images of Thin Blood Smear: A Review

Devi¹,

Sheikh²,

Laskar³

2016

IJIMAI

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“…Images may also be captured through a portable electronic microscope connected to the mobile device through its USB port. Similar image analysis methods can, in this case, be employed to aid diagnostic by examination of blood smears (Cesario et al 2012b).…”

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Disease surveillance and patient care in remote regions: an exploratory study of collaboration among health-care professionals in Amazonia

Luz

Masoodian

Cesario³

2014

Behaviour & Information Technology

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The development and deployment of information technology, particularly mobile tools, to support collaboration between different groups of healthcare professionals has been viewed as a promising way to improve disease surveillance and patient care in remote regions. The effects of global climate change combined with rapid changes to land cover and use in Amazonia are believed to be contributing to the spread of vector-borne emerging and neglected diseases. This makes empowering and providing support for local healthcare providers all the more important. We investigate the use of information technology in this context to support professionals whose activities range from diagnosing diseases and monitoring their spread to developing policies to deal with outbreaks. An analysis of stakeholders, their roles and requirements, is presented which encompasses results of fieldwork and of a process of design and prototyping complemented by questionnaires and targeted interviews. Findings are analysed with respect to the tasks of diagnosis, training of local healthcare professionals, and gathering, sharing and visualisation of data for purposes of epidemiological research and disease surveillance. Methodological issues regarding the elicitation of cooperation and collaboration requirements are discussed and implications are drawn with respect to the use of technology in tackling emerging and neglected diseases.

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“…While ACL has been historically considered a disease of loggers who, coming from non-endemic regions, entered the forests to plunder timber, VL has been related to unplanned urbanization. On the other hand, both diseases, caused by protozoa from the Leishmania genus, are transmitted by sand-flies that require very specific envi- 40 ronments for their breeding and their biting habits: they need organic matter to breed, which is normally provided by chickens, pigs and by the rubbish that may be found around dwellings; they are attracted by humans and their dogs, as well as by livestock and wildlife, who provide the iron (found in the bloodrepast) which is necessary for the female sand-flies to maturate their offspring 45 [4]. Those diseases are also related to environmental changes, biodiversity losses, and human migrations [6].…”

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“…Brazil; use of qualitative field-based ethnographic work to validate transmission factors in Acre-Brazil; ongoing research on the regional migration patterns and public policies related to the (re)emergence of Leishmaniases; ongoing research aimed at developing an Early Warning System for Leishmaniases and Bartonellosis in the tri-national region; and the development of a tele-health system for 210 mobile devices to allow collection and sharing of epidemiological surveillance data [6,7], spatio-temporal visualization of disease case data [39], and remote diagnostic support for Leishmaniases and Bartonellosis [40].…”

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Using a serious game to promote community-based awareness and prevention of neglected tropical diseases

Luz

Masoodian

Cesario

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Entertainment Computing

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Please cite this article as: S. Luz, M. Masoodian, R.R. Cesario, M. Cesario, Using a serious game to promote community-based awareness and prevention of neglected tropical diseases, Entertainment Computing (2015), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom. 2015.11.001 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.Article title: Using a serious game to promote community-based awareness and prevention of neglected tropical diseases A serious game is presented which embodies an approach to disease prevention and management that is community-based and incorporates principles of the One Health framework---a broader view of healthcare that encompasses people, animals and the environment. The game focuses specifically on two related neglected and emerging infectious tropical diseases, namely Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) and American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL). It seeks to inform and encourage changes in behaviours and attitudes in local populations, while involving multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals and researchers. The design of the learning outcomes, gameplay, client interface, and architecture of the game are discussed in detail, along with the process of collaboration among a team of computer scientists, designers, medical researchers, and practitioners which underpinned the development of the game. An expert study conducted to gather feedback from a multidisciplinary group of participants comprising medical researchers, veterinarians, healthcare service administrators, and community healthcare providers is presented which forms part of our initial assessment of this approach. The results of this study and their implications for the design of similar health-related serious games are also discussed.Using a serious game to promote community-based awareness and prevention of neglected tropical diseases

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Mobile support for diagnosis of communicable diseases in remote locations

Cited by 18 publications

References 10 publications

Erythrocyte Features for Malaria Parasite Detection in Microscopic Images of Thin Blood Smear: A Review

Erythrocyte Features for Malaria Parasite Detection in Microscopic Images of Thin Blood Smear: A Review

Disease surveillance and patient care in remote regions: an exploratory study of collaboration among health-care professionals in Amazonia

Using a serious game to promote community-based awareness and prevention of neglected tropical diseases

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