Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

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Monday, December 30, 2019

Case of the Week 575

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Happy New Years everyone! Can anyone tell me who this little arthropod is?
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Sunday, December 29, 2019

Answer to Case 575

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Answer: Ctenocephalides canis. This nice little male flea has characteristic pronotal and genal combs, and a more rounded head than C. felis...
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Monday, December 23, 2019

Case of the Week 574

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Happy Holidays to all of my readers! Can anyone tell me who this little arthropod is?
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Sunday, December 22, 2019

Answer to Case 574

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Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 574 : Holiday bedbug, most likely  Cimex lecturlaris. We seem to have some 'controversy' about t...
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Monday, December 16, 2019

Case of the Week 573

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This week's case is Dr. Charles (Chuck) Sturgis. He noted the following structures on a Papanicolaou-stained anal Pap smear (performed f...
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Sunday, December 15, 2019

Answer to Case 573

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Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 573 : Giardia duodenalis (a.k.a. G. lamblia, G. intestinalis ) cysts This is the third time I'...
Monday, December 9, 2019

Case of the Week 572

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This week's cool case is from Dr. Marta Maia. The specimen is skin currettings, and the object below was viewed using a dissecting micro...
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Sunday, December 8, 2019

Answer to Case 572

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Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 572 : Tungiasis, due to the parasitic female sand flea. As Blaine mentioned, it is most likely Tunga pen...
Monday, December 2, 2019

Case of the Week 571

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Welcome to the first case of the month, a regular feature by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp . The following ob...
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Sunday, December 1, 2019

Answer to Case 571

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Answer: Giardia duodenalis (a.k.a. G. lamblia, G. intestinalis ) trophozoites with "falling leaf" or "tumbling" motility...
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