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Loa loa
blood smear
Loa loa
blood smear
(A) Microfilaria of
L. loa
in a thin blood smear, stained with Giemsa.
(B) Microfilaria of
L. loa
in 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.
Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx: Loiasis. Available at:
http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/loiasis/index.html
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Graphic 82919 Version 4.0
