ID#: 4844
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This photomicrograph depicts an egg from the trematode parasite Paragonimus westermani. This parasite’s eggs range in size from 68µm-118µm X 39µm-67µm. They are yellow-brown, ovoidal or elongated, with a thick shell, and often asymmetrical with one end slightly flattened. At the large end, the operculum, or lid, covering is visible.
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Content Provider(s): CDC
Creation Date: 1979
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