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An Immigrant from Central Africa Is Exhibiting Transient Subcutaneous Swelling

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An immigrant from central Africa is exhibiting transient subcutaneous swelling in the arm. A blood smear revealed a sheathed microfilaria with a single row of nuclei present in the posterior of the parasite. The most likely identification is:


A) Brugia malayi
B) Loa loa
C) Onchocerca volvulus
D) Wuchereria bancrofti

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