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Image of the Week for March 24, 2008

Paragonimiasis. This micrograph 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, i.e., lid or covering is visible.
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