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Figure 6
Relative Sizes of Helminth Eggs
Measurements in
micrometers (µm)
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Opisthorchis
viverrini |
Clonorchis
sinensis |
Capillaria
philippinensis |
Taenia
spp. |
Hymenolepis
nana |
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Trichuris
trichiura |
Enterobius
vermicularis |
Ascaris
lumbricoides
fertile |
Hookworm |
Diphyllobothrium
latum |
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Hymenolepis
diminuta |
Trichostrongylus
spp. |
Nanophyetus
salmincola |
Paragonimus
westermani |
Ascaris
lumbricoides
infertile |
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Dipylidium
caninum |
Echinostoma
spp. |
Fasciolopsis
buski |
Fasciola
hepatica |
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Schistosoma
japonicum |
Schistosoma
mekongi |
Schistosoma
haematobium |
Schistosoma
intercalatum |
Schistosoma
mansoni |
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