Photomicrograph from a raccoon found sick and euthanized in Texas
![Two photos of schistosome ova in a raccoon pancreas and blood vessel.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/Raccoon%20schistosome%20case%20of%20the%20maonth%20jpeg.jpg?itok=fHDw6Oqv)
Detailed Description
Photomicrograph from a raccoon (Procyon lotor) found sick and euthanized in Texas, US. (A) A cluster of schistosome ova are present in the pancreas. Ova are thin-shelled and are not operculated. Each viable egg contains a miracidium (arrows). The ova are surrounded by infiltrates of eosinophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes. H&E stain. (B) Adult schistosomes in copula in a mesenteric blood vessel in a raccoon (Procyon lotor). Adults have no body cavity and are filled with parenchyma. Cecae containing dark brown pigmented material resulting from the breakdown of red blood cells can be seen. H&E stain.
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