Parasitewonders

Dear Readers, if you are going to ASM MICROBE in Washington, DC this June, come a day early and enroll in an amazing, full-day, Parasitology Workshop with Blaine Mathison, Idzi Potters, Marc Couturier, and Anisha Misra. They will be covering diagnostic approaches to parasitic infections, pitfalls and mimics of infections, and essential topics for daily clinical use. I hope to...

 Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 808: Nematomorph (a.k.a. gordian or horse hair worm), or similar appearing worm. As noted by an anonymous reader, this is "most likely nematomorpha but would need to examine under magnification. I have encou...

This week's case is a worm that was reportedly vomited from a teenager and found in the toilet. What is your identification?

Answer to the Parasite Case of the Week 807: A beautiful Giardia kite by Florida Fan

We had a lot of great comments on this case. Many viewers commented on how 'cute' the kite was, and so easily recognizable. Some wanted to buy the kit...

Happy Lab Week! In honor of this special week, I wanted to share these images from our long-time contributor, Florida Fan. He made these kites himself. Can you guess what parasite is represented?