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CHAPTER 9 The Filariae
COMPARISON DRAWINGS
The Filariae
FIGURE 9-2. Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaria
FIGURE 9-4. Brugia malayi microfilaria
Size range: 240-300 m long
Size range: 200-280 m long
FIGURE 9-6. Loa loa microfilaria
Size range: 248-300 m long
FIGURE 9-7. Onchocerca volvulus microfilaria
FIGURE 9-9. Mansonella ozzardi microfilaria
Size range: 148-355 m long
Approximate length: 88 m
FIGURE 9-10. Mansonella perstans microfilaria
Average length: 93 m