Onchocerca_volvulus_emerging_from_a_black_fly.jpg
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English:
Adult
Black Fly
(
Simulium yahense
) with (
Onchocerca volvulus
) emerging from the insect's antenna. The parasite is responsible for the disease known as
River Blindness
in Africa. Sample was chemically fixed and critical point dried, then observed using conventional scanning electron microscopy.
Magnified 100X. (SEM) Plate #04999. |
| Source | From [1] |
| Author | United States Department of Agriculture |
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Agricultural Research Service
, the research agency of the
United States Department of Agriculture
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