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malayi] [Brugia timori] [Dirofilaria spp.] [Loa loa] [Mansonella ozzardi]
[Mansonella perstans] [Mansonella streptocerca] [Onchocerca volvulus] [Wuchereria bancrofti] |
Microfilariae of Loa loa are sheathed an measure 230-250 µm long in stained blood smears and 270-300 µm in 2% formalin. The tail is tapered and nuclei extend to the tip of the tail. Microfilariae circulate in the blood.
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A: Microfilaria of
L. loa in a thin blood smear, stained with Giemsa.
B: Microfilaria of L. loa a thick blood smear from a
patient from Cameroon, stained with Giemsa. Note the nuclei extending
to the tip of the tail to the left of the image.
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C: Microfilaria
of L. loa in a thin blood smear, stained with Giemsa.
D: Microfilaria of L. loa in a thick blood smear,
stained with Giemsa.
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E: Microfilaria
of L. loa in a thick blood smear, stained with Giemsa.
F: Microfilaria of L. loa in a thin blood smear, stained
with Giemsa.
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