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

Adults of Brugia spp. typically live in lymphatic vessels, but may be found less-commonly in blood vessels or other regions.

Brugia adults in tissue Brugia adults in tissue
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A, B: Sections of adults of Brugia sp. from a lymph node, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E).  Figure A was taken at 200x magnification; Figure B at 400x magnification.

Brugia adults in tissue Brugia adults in tissue
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C, D: Sections of adult Brugia sp. from a femoral lymph node, stained with H&E.  Both images taken at 200x magnification.

Brugia adults in tissue Brugia adults in tissue
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E, F: Sections of adults of Brugia sp. from the conjunctiva of a patient from Ecuador, stained with H&E.  Figure E was taken at 200x magnification, Figure F at 500x oil magnification.

 

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