ATLASBLOOD, BONE MARROW, SPLEEN PARASITES
      NEMATODA Order: Filariata

      MANSONELLA OZZARDI / MANSONELLA PERSTANS

      ozz1-ic

      M. ozzardi is endemic in Central and South America.
      The adults live in subcutaneous tissues.
      Unsheathed microfilariae (200x4-5 µm) released in blood without periodicity,
      have a small cephalic space, a long and slender tail without nuclei to the end.


      per1-ic

      M. perstans is endemic in Africa and South America. The adult lives in body cavities.
      Unsheathed microfilariae (200x4-5 µm) released in blood without periodicity
      have a small cephalic space and nuclei to the end of tail. 


      By doctor Juan Cabezos

      per2-es-ic

      Mansonella perstans: microfilaria. Thick film, (400 X).