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From: False positive antigen test for Dirofilaria immitis after heat treatment of the blood sample in a microfilaremic dog infected with Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides

Fig. 1

Photomicrograph of a microfilaria of Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides in a blood smear of a dog. The central body of the microfilaria is filled with dense nuclei, while the cephalic and caudal ends are nuclei-free. Because the same microscopic features can be recognized in microfilariae of Dirofilaria immitis, they are indistinguishable in a blood smear. May-Grünwald & Giemsa staining, 1000 × magnification

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