Diagnostic Laboratory Section

WET FILM EXAMINATION

Direct blood film (Wet film)-Procedure

• Place one drop of blood on a slide, add a droplet of physiological saline, mix and cover with a coverslip.
• Examine directly under low power (10X) of a microscope for live trypanosomes and microfilariae. Larvae can be immobilized by placing a drop of 10% formalin at the edge of the coverslip. vedio of live trypanosomes