File:Filariasis Microfilariae of Loa loa (right) and Mansonella perstans (left) DPDx.JPG

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Loa loa and M. perstans microfilariae

Microfilariae of Loa loa (right) and Mansonella perstans (left). Patient seen in Cameroon. Thick blood smear stained with hematoxylin. Loa loa is sheathed, with a relatively dense nuclear column; its tail tapers and is frequently coiled, and nuclei extend to the end of the tail. Mansonella perstans is smaller, has no sheath, and has a blunt tail with nuclei extending to the end of the tail.
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current20:50, 14 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 20:50, 14 May 2006451 × 174 (35 KB)Patho (talk | contribs){{Information| |Description=Filariasis Loa loa and M. perstans microfilariae Microfilariae of Loa loa (right) and Mansonella perstans (left). Patient seen in Cameroon. Thick blood smear stained with hematoxylin. Loa loa is sheathed, with a relat

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