Table 1 L. loa used for histology and immunohistology
From: Obligatory symbiotic Wolbachia endobacteria are absent from Loa loa
Stage of worms | Number of worms | Quality of worms | Host | Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Microfilariae | dozens | in blood | human | Cameroon |
hundreds | in spleen | human | Cameroon or Nigeria | |
dozens | in spleen | drill | Cameroon | |
Female worms with embryos | 2 | complete worms | human | unknown |
5 | complete worms | drill | Cameroon | |
3 | fragments | human | Cameroon and Gabon | |
6 | fragments | monkey | Cameroon and unknown | |
Male worms | 2 | complete worms | human | unknown |
4 | complete worms | drill | Cameroon | |
2 | fragments | human | Nigeria and unknown | |
3 | fragments | monkey | Cameroon and unknown |