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Third-stage filariform larva of Strongyloides stercoralis measuring approximately 450 µm. The tail is notched and the esophagus to intestine ratio is 1:1, and hookworm filariform larvae have a pointed tail and a short esophagus. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
