A laboratory identifies an unsheathed microfilaria in a blood sample taken at midnight. The microfilaria has a body that is curved and measures approx...

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A laboratory identifies an unsheathed microfilaria in a blood sample taken at midnight. The microfilaria has a body that is curved and measures approximately 200 µm. There are no nuclei in the rounded tail tip. The patient is from West Africa. What is the most likely organism?

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Mansonella perstans

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Wuchereria bancrofti

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Loa loa

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Brugia malayi

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Onchocerca volvulus

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Mansonella perstans Identification

A laboratory identifies an unsheathed microfilaria in a blood sample taken at midnight. The microfilaria has a body that is curved and measures approximately 200 µm. There are no nuclei in the rounded tail tip. The patient is from West Africa. What is the most likely organism?