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An ultrastructural study of ova of <i>Paragonimus</i> species from human and cat faeces


EM Procter
MA Gregory

Abstract

Ova of Paragonimus species were observed in faecal specimens from a paediatric patient at King Edward VIII Hospital and from a cat from the Durban area. The material was embedded in low-viscosity epoxy resin and examined under the electron microscope. Although P. kellicotti has been found in the cat in South Africa, human paragonimiasis, as far as we know, has not been recorded in Southern Africa.

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