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Endemic Countries
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Cephalic space
Body nuclei
Tip of the tail
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Ceph. space
Sub-terminal nukleus
Terminal nukleus
Body nuclei
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Loa loa◦ Body nuclei as
compact column of nuclei that extends to the tail
◦ Sheath does not pick up stain (outlined by RBC)
◦ Short cephalic space, ration 1:1
◦ No terminal nucleus
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Onchocerca volvulus◦ Large◦ Un-sheath◦ Body nuclei
separated, moderately compact
◦ Cephalic space long, ratio 1:2
◦ Tapered and flexed◦ No terminal nucleus
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