#Parasite Case 746 answer: Onchocerca volvulus. Onchocerciasis is an important preventable cause of blindness. See further discussion here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/answer…. Thank you Idzi Potters and @ ITMantwerp! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

So great to be in #ECCMID2024 to meet big experts in Parasitology. Thanks #ProfSheorey Bobbi Pritt, MD for our talk during ESGCP_ClinicalParasitology meeting today!

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” @parasitegal, chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and Bill Morice, MD, PhD, CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discuss testing innovations for #Alzheimers disease.

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Listen to @parasitegal, chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, and Bill Morice, MD, PhD, CEO and president of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, discuss current events including the resurgence of #measles and recent activity of #BirdFlu .

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We are near the end of our fantastic microfilariae block from Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The specimen is SKIN – smears and a NODULE. Microfilariae are ~300 µm long. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o…
Identification?

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The answer to the #Parasite Case 745 is now up: Mansonella streptocerca. See further discussion here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o…. Thank you Idzi Potters and @ ITMantwerp for this great 🪱 case! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

We are near the end of our fantastic microfilariae block from Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The specimen is SKIN. The microfilariae are ~200 µm on Carazzi and Giemsa stained blood films. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o… Identification?

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Be sure to check out Idzi Potters explaining the diagnostic features of this and our previous cases!

🪱🔬 Another episode of Who's that parasite?! instagram.com/reel/C55nvjVt6…

In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host @parasitegal and Bill Morice, MD, PhD discuss current events including Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, recent healthcare conferences, advocacy efforts, #measles , and #BirdFlu .

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My latest convo with Bobbi Pritt, MD from Mayo Clinic Labs where we discuss making innovation accessible

Here’s an amazing case of 2 different microfilariae species in blood from Idzi Potters and ⁦⁦Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp⁩ . Can you tell which microfilariae are present? Patient is from Cameroon. Answer here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/answer…

I was honored to represent the council on scientific affairs at the CAP House of Delegates meeting this weekend.

The answer to the #Parasite Case 744 is now up: Mansonella perstans. See further discussion here for the key ID features: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/answer…. Up next – the skin microfilariae! Thank you Idzi Potters and @ ITMantwerp. #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

It’s time for more microfilariae with Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. The patient is from Brazil and is asymptomatic. The microfilariae are ~200 µm. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/case-o… What is your ID? #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

The answer to the #ParasiteCase 743 is now up: Brugia timori – a tricky one to ID! I’m impressed how most got to the genus level. See further discussion here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/03/answer…. More microfilariae coming your way Idzi Potters and@ITMantwerp! #mayopath #pathology …

It’s time for more microfilariae with Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp!The patient is from Alor Island, Indonesia. The microfilariae are ~305-315 µm on Giemsa thick film. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/04/parasi… Identification? #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

The answer to the #Parasite Case 742 is now up: Wuchereria bancrofti – a classic case! Check out further discussion here: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/03/answer… There are more microfilariae coming your way Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp! #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs

It’s time for more microfilariae with Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp! Pt. is from sub-Saharan Africa and presents with left leg swelling. The microfilariae are ~270 µm on Carazzi and Giemsa thick film. parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2024/03/case-o… ID? #mayopath #pathology #CrittersOnTwitter #PathBugs