Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

A parasitologist's view of the world

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Case of the Week 808

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This week's case is a worm that was reportedly vomited from a teenager and found in the toilet. What is your identification? Many thanks...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Case of the Week 807

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Happy Lab Week! In honor of this special week, I wanted to share these images from our long-time contributor, Florida Fan. He made these kit...
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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Answer to Case 807

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Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 807 : A beautiful  Giardia kite by Florida Fan We had a lot of great comments on this case. Many vie...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Case of the Week 806

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This week's interesting case was donated by Race Rucki and Jason Shearer from the University of Vermont. The patient had recently return...
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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Answer to Case 806

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Answer to Case of the Week 806 : Myiasis-causing fly larva, consistent with Dermatodia hominis As noted by Idzi, this is an "L3 larva o...
Monday, April 6, 2026

Case of the Week 805

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This week's case was generously donated by Dr. Karra Jones, and features H&E histopathologic sections of intestine from patient with...
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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Answer to Case 805

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Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 805 : Anisakis sp. larva As noted by Idzi, "For sure the patient has consumed raw/undercooked f...

Information Requested! ❤️

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Dear Friends, On behalf of the Parasite Morphology Hub of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), I...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Case of the Week 804

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This week's case is by Florida Fan, and represents a nearly 'picture perfect' representation of a particular filarial species in...
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Sunday, March 22, 2026

Answer to Case 804

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Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 804 : Brugia sp . microfilaria, favor B. malayi  As noted by Idzi and others, this is a textbook exa...
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