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Image Database: Trichuriasis

Additional Resources:
Trichuriasis Factsheet

View Larger Picture	Photo #: TRU_001 Description: Dog, cecum. The mucosa is thickened, hyperemic, and covered by many adult Trichuris vulpis; the thicker, caudal portion of the nematode is most easily seen Credit: AFIP
View Larger Image	Photo #: TRU_002 Description: Trichuris vulpis. The cranial portion of the adult whipworm is thin and filamentous. Credit: Dr. J. Greve, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Pathology
View Larger Image	Photo #: TRU_003 Description: Human, feces. Whipworm eggs are oval, thick-shelled, and have transparent plugs at each pole. Credit: AFIP

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Plum Island Animal Disease Center.