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Figure 2 | Parasites & Vectors

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From: Human ocular filariasis: further evidence on the zoonotic role of Onchocerca lupi

Figure 2

A-E (case 2) Immature female (CN = 308 JW) extracted from the paraffin block. A, Anterior coiled fragment of female (bar = 1000 μm). B, Anterior region with oesophagus and vulva, left lateral view (bar = 200 μm). C, Head, lateral view (bar = 20 μm). D, Detail of cuticle with straight ridges interrupted at the lateral chord, body width at that level 230 μm (bar = 50 μm). E, Detail of cuticle with external layer and ridges and internal layer and striae (arrows), width at that level 265 μm (bar = 30 μm). F, O. lupi from a dog from Greece (CN = 309 JW), cuticle of a mature female with ridges and striae (arrows), width of body at that level 180 μm (bar = 30 μm).

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