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The following was seen in a centrifuged urine specimen from an adopted child from Malawi. She had also been recently diagnosed with hepati...

Answer:  Schistosoma hematobium ( haematobium ) egg. This egg has the characteristic terminal spine and is usually found in urine or bladd...

Welcome back to the Parasitology Case of the Week. I'm amazed to see that I am now at Case 200! I've been doing this blog for over...

Answer: Bot fly (human myiasis causing fly larva); specifically Dermatobia hominis Dermatobia hominis is found in Central and South Americ...

The following arthropod was submitted for identification. The arthropod was sent to the laboratory with several information sheets from var...

Identification: L eptoglossus occidentalis - Western Conifer Seed Bug (in the Family Coreidae or Leaf-footed Bugs) Check out this BugGuid...

The following were submitted for identification by a concerned patient who had recently consumed barbequed pork ribs, along with her family....

Answer: Muscle (Meat) and associated connective tissue; no parasite identified While the long tan-white cylindrical object could potentiall...

The following were sent in a stool ova and parasite transport media for identification. The objects were found in the stool of a 4 year old...

Answer: Consistent with Dipylidium caninum proglottids. These small white-tan proglottids can appear as "grains of rice" and ...