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Diagnostic methods and proficiency testing
Case 23
Case 24
Case 25
Clinically Important Human Parasites
Ascaris lumbricoides
Enterobius vermicularis
Trichuris trichiura
Capillaria philippinensis
Hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Ancylostoma ceylanicum)
Trichostrongylus spp.
Strongyloides spp.
Trichinella spp.
Baylisascaris procyonis
Lagochilascaris minor
Toxocara canis and T. cati (visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans)
Ancylostoma braziliense and A. caninum (cutaneous larva migrans)
Human eosinophilic enteritis
Dracunculus medinensis
Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) cantonensis (cerebral angiostrongyliasis)
Angiostrongylus (Parastrongylus) costaricensis (abdominal angiostrongyliasis)
Gnathostoma spinigerum
Gnathostoma doloresi, G. nipponicum, G. hispidum, and G. binucleatum
Anisakis simplex, A. physeteris, Pseudoterranova decipiens, Contracaecum osculatum, Hysterothylacium aduncum, and Porrocaecum reticulatum (larval nematodes acquired from saltwater fish)
Capillaria hepatica
Thelazia spp.
Basic life cycle
The endosymbiont
Human pathogens
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori
Zoonotic Brugia infections (American brugian filariasis)
Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
Loa loa
Mansonella ozzardi
Mansonella perstans
Mansonella streptocerca
Onchocerca volvulus
Dirofilaria Dirofilaria and Dirofilaria Nochtiella spp.
Diphyllobothrium latum
Taenia solium
Taenia saginata
Taenia asiatica (Asian Taenia or Taenia saginata asiatica)
Hymenolepis (Rodentolepis) nana
Hymenolepis diminuta
Dipylidium caninum
