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This image depicts a close view of male and female Ancylostoma caninum hookworms on the villous mucosa of the small intestine of a canine host. The pair are shown in the process of mating, with the smaller male attached to the female. Small round eggs are visible emerging from the female near the point of attachment beneath the male’s bursa.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ U.S. National Library of Medicine
Creation Date: 1952
Photo Credit: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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