Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Case of the Week 814

It's the first Monday of the month, and time for another great case by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium!  

The following object was found in a soil sample from a child's playground. It is approximately 80 micrometers in largest dimension. 

What is your identification? What is the potential significance of this finding?

3 comments:

BobDef said...

Thinking Ascaris, since shell appears thicker and "mammillated?". Potential for ingestion so wash hands and no pooping in the playground, kids.

Anonymous said...

Ascaris like. If from sand, it is likely be Tixoxcara canis or Toxocara catis, which can cause viscera larva migrans

53660577 said...

It's look like Toxocara