Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

It's the first of the month and time for a case from Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp!  The following images...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 785 : Oestrus ovis larva. This is a fascinating case of a probable 2nd instar stage of  Oestrus ovis...

This week's case was generously donated by Rebecca Black, a Veterinary Medicine student training in Minnesota, USA. She was able to help...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 784 : Myiasis causing fly larva, most likely Cuterebra species.  Thankfully, Rebecca Black and her c...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Richard Bradbury. The following were seen in a stool specimen from a middle-aged man with...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 783 : Chilomastix mesnili cysts and trophozoites. Note the classic morphology: C. mesnili is a non-p...

This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Adrienne Showler. The following image is from a video capsule endoscopy performed on an i...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 782 : Not a parasite.  Most closely resembles banana "seeds" (tannin bodies).  While we w...

This week's case features a beautiful video from Dr. Rasool Jafari. The specimen is skin scrapings. What is your identification?

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 781 : Demodex sp.   The legs and gnathosoma (with mouthparts) are nicely demonstrated: I can't quit...