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[Brugia malayi] [Brugia timori] [Dirofilaria spp.] [Loa loa] [Mansonella ozzardi] [Mansonella perstans] [Mansonella streptocerca] [Onchocerca volvulus] [Wuchereria bancrofti]

Microfilariae of Mansonella streptocerca are unsheathed and measure 180-240 µm.  The tail is been into a hook-like shape and the nuclei extend to the end of the tail.  Microfilariae are found in skin and do not circulate in the blood.

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A: Microfilaria of M. streptocerca, fixed in 2% formalin and stained with hematoxylin.