Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites

This week's case features photos and videos from my lab, courtesy of Ms. Heather Morris and Felicity Norrie. The following object (which...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 749 : Adult tapeworm in the family Diphyllobothriidae (Diphyllobothrid), a.k.a., the broad fish tap...

 We are now shifting gears from microfilariae to something completely different. These organisms were found in a small pond in Minnesota. Wh...

Answer to Parasite Case of the Week 748: Culicine mosquito larvae and pupae. The mosquito life cycle consists of four stages: egg, larva, pu...

Welcome back to the very end of our microfilariae block with Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp! We are going to e...

 Answer: Dirofilaria sp. microfilariae This is the perfect challenge for the end of our microfilariae series! The history of finding a worm ...

Welcome back to our microfilariae block from Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp! We are down to the last TWO speci...

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 746 : Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae This case nicely contrasts with Case 745 which shows the sig...

We have moved onto microfilariae found in SKIN specimens - what fun! There are only a couple to choose from. Can you tell which one this is?...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 745 : Mansonella streptocerca microfilariae Florida Fan and Anonymous pointed out the small size an...