Fig. 6.

Photomicrograph of the muscle in the different groups showing: a Normal structure of muscle consists of bands of muscle fibers; b Muscle section of the uninfected pumpkin-treated group showing health muscle fibers with mild inflammatory reaction; c Muscle section of the infected untreated group showing multiple larval cysts surrounded by severe inflammatory cells, particularly eosinophils (arrowhead); d Muscle section of the pumpkin-treated group showing a degenerative encysted larvae with mild inflammatory reaction; e Muscle section of the albendazole-treated group showing minute encysted larvae with mild degeneration in the muscle fibers. Stain H&E (400 ×)