KKU researchers extend research to challenge Thailand: Thailand is free of liver flukes. Mobile Platform Development Help collect data from the OV-RDT instant liverworm screening kit and use AI to analyze the results. Help monitor epidemiology in a spatial manner. Helping people in risk groups to have the opportunity to receive a thorough diagnosis and treatment.
Dr Wiparat Deeong, director of the National Research Office, said that the National Research Office (NRCT), the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. The aim is to encourage research and development of innovations resulting from multidisciplinary integration. It is an important driving mechanism in solving various problems in the country such as liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma. which is a public health problem and public health In the past, NRCT has supported the Thailand Challenge Research Project: Liverworm-free Thailand for the Cholangiocarcinoma Research Institute. Khon Kaen University Since 2016, the above research project has developed research results and innovations that are useful for use in disease control in real fields. Other technologies have been developed to make the innovation more efficient, such as the development of a mobile platform that supports the implementation of the OV-Rapid Diagnosis Screening Kit. Test-OV-RDT) which solves the problem of systematic data management from the test kit. it can be analyzed epidemiological progression and developed into a database that will help to plan strategic management quickly
Dr. Thanaphong Intra, Lecturer Department of Statistics Faculty of Science Khon Kaen University main inventor “Artificial Intelligence Platform for Screening Management support and information for planning strategies for tackling the outbreak of liver fluke disease,” revealed that more of further campaigns to control liver fluke, especially in the North East. This causes the intensity of infection and incidence rate to decrease. In the past, an emergency test kit (OV-RDT) was developed and produced by Professor Dr Paiboon Sitthavorn and his team under the auspices of the Thai Challenge Research Project. to be used to screen liverworm infection in the community in accordance with the strategic plan “Elimination of liverworm and cholangiocarcinoma 2016-2025”, which can help Ministry of Public Health personnel to use it in a timely manner. because a large number of people can be screened and the examination procedure is not complicated However, the test kit has limitations in terms of data collection which requires taking pictures and recording details. in the document by public health officials This can lead to errors and incomplete data collection.
The research team therefore developed an “artificial intelligence platform for screening Control and information support for planning strategies for solving the epidemic of liver fluke” by developing a “Mobile Application” that facilitates data collection for users of the OV-RDT test kit on the system Android and iOS have developed an artificial intelligence or AI model. For analysis of test kit images for interpretation and automatic control of data collection standards for use of test kits. An information support system in the form of an Intelligent Dashboard has been developed for spatiotemporal analysis real cases of liver fluke.
“This project brings together mobile technology and artificial intelligence to help promote easier and more accurate access to liverworm infection screening. The system can also process and provide test results in real time. It presents the data in dashboard form for overview and insight. This gives them a map of the incidence of liverworm infection in each area. And it can use that information to help plan real-time spatial strategy management. This gives people in risk groups the opportunity to receive a thorough diagnosis and treatment. Help reduce the spread of liver flukes in the liver. Reducing the resources needed to treat patients with liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma.”
The system is now being used in practice in 851 healthcare settings, screening a total of 62,389 people at risk and enabling liverworm infections. 27,353 people received appropriate treatment.
