The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children

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Parasitic infections of the infected children: (a) Ascaris lumbricoides egg, iodine stained (×400); (b) H. nana egg, iodine-stained smear (×400); (c) E. vermicularis egg, wet mount (×400); (d) Cryptosporidium oocyst, modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain (×1000); (e) Giardia lamblia cyst, trichrome stain (×1000); (f) Entamoeba histolytica cyst, trichrome stain (×1000).

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