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From: Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in dogs from a cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis endemic area of Northwestern Italy: a case study and a retrospective data analysis

Fig. 3

Angiostrongylus vasorum from dogs: a) details of anterior extremity of an adult worm showing esophagus, scale bar 100 μm; b) details of adult female caudal extremity, presenting vulva (black arrowhead) and anus (white arrowhead), scale bar 100 μm; c) male caudal extremity showing the copulatory bursa with spicules, scale bar 100 μm; d) Baermann test: first-stage larva of A. vasorum, scale bar 20 μm; e) numerous larvae recovered from the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) incorporated in strands of mucus, scale bar 50 μm; f) eggs containing a coiled larva, recovered from BAL, scale bar 20 μm

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