Table 2.

The evaluation of species classification performance

Thick blood films	No infection	Unknown object	Pv species	Pf species	Unknown species
Pv species	-	2/20	15/20	1/20	2/20
Pf species	-	-	2/20	18/20	-
No infection	14/20	6/20	-	-	-

The prototype of automatic malaria identification system was evaluated by performing detection and classification of malaria parasites using 20 parasite-negative and 40 parasite-positive thick blood films. For detection test, the blood films containing either Pf or Pv parasites verified by trained microscopists were used.