The adult worms live in the small intestine. The diagnosis is based on the observation of eggs in the stool. The eggs are 85–115 um, oval, elongated, and pointed at one or both ends.<unk>  eggs must be differentiated from hookworm eggs, which are smaller and do not have pointed ends.
Trichostrongylus
Echinostoma
Anorchia
Anisakis
Trichinella
Schistosoma
Onchocercidae
Microfilaria