The following microscopic organisms were identified in water from a large African lake. They measure between 100-150 microns in length. Many of the residents who use this lake for bathing and drinking have enlarged abdomens. Identification?
I think these itchy creatures are Schistosome cercaria - probably S. mansoni based on the [presumably] hepatomegalic abdomens of local bathers . . . perhaps there's a morphological clue to species as well?
I think these itchy creatures are Schistosome cercaria - probably S. mansoni based on the [presumably] hepatomegalic abdomens of local bathers . . . perhaps there's a morphological clue to species as well?
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I agree - they are the cercariae of S. mansoni (transmitted by the Biomphlaria Spp snail. Chris H
ReplyDeleteI think this is Schistosoma spp.
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