Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Parasitology
Mansonella streptocerca
Virtual Microscope
Microfilaria of Mansonella streptocerca
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Small microfilaria without a sheath; nuclei up to tip of the nuclei; when immobile the end of the tail curves like a shepard's crook
Length: 180 - 240 μm
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A Shepard's crook