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Volume 28, Number 10—October 2022
Research Letter

Pulmonary Paragonimiasis in Native Community, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, 2022

José C.N. Diaz, Mariella Anselmi, Manuel Calvopiña, Mayra E.P. Vera, Yuvy L.C. Cabrera, Javier J. Perlaza, Luz A.O. Cabezas, Christian O.R. Gaspar, and Dora BuonfrateComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Distrito de Salud 08D05 San Lorenzo, San Lorenzo, Ecuador (J.C.N. Diaz, Y.L.C. Cabrera, J.J. Perlaza, L.A.O. Cabezas, C.O.R. Gaspar); Centro de Epidemiologia Comunitaria y Medicina Tropical, Esmeraldas, Ecuador (M. Anselmi); Universidad de las Americas, Quito, Ecuador (M. Calvopiña); Energy e Palma Energypalma SA, Montecristi, Ecuador (M.E.P. Vera); Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Verona, Italy (D. Buonfrate)

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Paragonimus eggs from sputum from a patient in Ecuador. Eggs are yellow, elongated, have a thick shell, and are asymmetric with 1 end slightly flattened. The operculum is clearly visible at the large end and is thickened at the abopercular end. Original magnification ×40, size 80–90 μm × 45–50 μm.

Figure. Paragonimus eggs from sputum from a patient in Ecuador. Eggs are yellow, elongated, have a thick shell, and are asymmetric with 1 end slightly flattened. The operculum is clearly visible at the large end and is thickened at the abopercular end. Original magnification ×40, size 80–90 μm × 45–50 μm.

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