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[Schistosoma haematobium] [Schistosoma intercalatum] [Schistosoma japonicum] [Schistosoma mansoni] [Schistosoma mekongi]

Eggs of Schistosoma spp. in tissue sections, stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E).

A	B

A:  Egg of S. mansoni from tissue, stained with H&E.
B:  Egg of S. mansoni from liver tissue, stained with H&E.

C	D

C, D:  Eggs of S. japonicum from tissue, stained with H&E.  Figure C was taken at 200x magnification; Figure D at 400x magnification.

 

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E, F:  Eggs of S. haematobium in a urinary bladder biopsy specimen, stained with H&E.  Images courtesy of the Michael E. DeBakey V. A. Medical Center, Houston, TX.