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Helminth Collection and Identification from Wildlife
Published on: December 14, 2013
[A method for permanent fixation of eggs of enteroparasitic helminths]
Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo
|March 1, 1990
Abstract:
The results using the Hoyer method for examining eggs of helminths enteroparasites are presented. This method is particularly suited for teaching and on research purposes. Using this technique in fecal sample containing eggs of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura, Uncinaria sp., Taenia sp., Diphyllobothrium sp., H. nana, H. diminuta and F. hepatica allowed the correct identification of then after 24 hours up to 180 days after the samples were obtained.

