Figures & data
Figure 1. Extremely high microfilarial burden in the lung vessels of an emaciated boreal owl. Scale bar = 200 µm; haematoxylin phloxine saffron. Insert: numerous intertwined microfilariae have completely filled the vascular lumen.
![Figure 1. Extremely high microfilarial burden in the lung vessels of an emaciated boreal owl. Scale bar = 200 µm; haematoxylin phloxine saffron. Insert: numerous intertwined microfilariae have completely filled the vascular lumen.](/cms/asset/5ca0c35d-92d4-4dbe-951a-61f29e669448/cavp_a_688940_o_f0001g.jpg)
Figure 2. Aggregation of microfilariae (arrows) in a vein of the pericardium of an emaciated boreal owl. Some microfilariae are embedded in a fibrinoid material (arrowhead). Scale bar = 50 µm; haematoxylin phloxine saffron.
![Figure 2. Aggregation of microfilariae (arrows) in a vein of the pericardium of an emaciated boreal owl. Some microfilariae are embedded in a fibrinoid material (arrowhead). Scale bar = 50 µm; haematoxylin phloxine saffron.](/cms/asset/cbd63155-811f-43a6-af22-3ed47f334289/cavp_a_688940_o_f0002g.jpg)