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On the use of the Ziehl-Neelsen Technique for Specific Identification of Schistosome Eggs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

R. L. Muller  and
M. G. Taylor
R. L. Muller
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London WCIE7HT
M. G. Taylor
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London WCIE7HT
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By means of the standard Ziehl-Neelsen staining technique for eggs in tissue sections S. intercalatum can be differentiated from its sibling species S. haematobium, S. mattheei and S. bovis, since only S. intercalatum egg shells stain red.

This technique could be of great value in Africa in clinical diagnosis and in determining the geographical limits and host specificity of these schistosomes, which may easily be confused on the basis of egg morphology alone.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 46 , Issue 2 , June 1972 , pp. 139 - 142
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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