Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

 This week's interesting case was donated by Dr. Neil Anderson, one of our former outstanding Clinical Microbiology fellows. The followi...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 616 : Fly larva, presumed culture contaminant Although these bacterial tracks can also be seen in cases...

In the spirit of the American Thanksgiving holiday, I'd like to present two related cases that were donated by two parasitologists in ou...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 615 : Strongyloides stercoralis rhabditiform larva, eggs, and adults. Note the eggs inside and out of t...

 This week's case is from my lab, with the photos taken by our excellent technical specialist, Heather Morris. The following structures ...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 614 : Cystic echinococcosis caused by a member of the  Echincoccus granulosus complex.  As Clinton Whit...

This week's case is something that we only occasionally get to see in my laboratory - kindly donated by Dr. Ryan Relich. The patient pre...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 613 : Loa loa microfilariae Although some readers suggested that these structures could be artifact...

This week's case comes from my own lab - images by my awesome technical specialist, Emily Fernholz. The following object was submitted f...

 Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 612 : fly larva (maggot), Lucilia species. By using a pictorial key  from the CDC website, I would say ...