Wuchereria bancrofti smear

Wuchereria bancrofti smear

(A, B) Microfilariae of W. bancrofti in thick blood smears stained with Giemsa. The organism has a sheath and no nuclei in its tail; body nuclei are distinct (arrow).

Reproduced from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DPDx: Lymphatic filariasis. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/lymphaticFilariasis/index.html.

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