Cringoli, Giuseppe
Maurelli, Maria P
Levecke, Bruno
Bosco, Antonio
Vercruysse, Jozef
Utzinger, Jürg
Rinaldi, Laura
Article History
First Online: 3 August 2017
Competing interests
: The Mini-FLOTAC and Fill-FLOTAC devices have been developed by and are patented by G. Cringoli, but the patent will be handed over to the University of Naples ‘Federico II’. At present, the Mini-FLOTAC technique is being further validated by different research groups focusing on human and veterinary parasitology. The fact that one of the authors is the current patent holder of the Mini-FLOTAC technique had no role in the preparation and submission of the protocols reported or the design and implementation of ongoing and future studies. To obtain Mini-FLOTAC or Fill-FLOTAC devices, a contribution is required that is used only to (i) cover costs of production and packaging, and (ii) contribute to the ongoing FLOTAC research. The remaining authors have no competing financial interests.