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We report a case of a 71-year-old male farmer from rural Gorakhpur, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, who presented with intermittent watery diarrhoea for 2 years and tenesmus for 15 days. He was admitted with a diagnosis of fever of unknown origin. Routine stool microscopy revealed motile rhabditiform larvae of Strongyloides stercoralis, which were identified by their characteristic morphology, including a short buccal capsule and prominent genital primordium. Haematological examination revealed mild anaemia and eosinophilia. No other ova, cysts, or trophozoites were observed in the stool samples. The patient was treated with 200 \u00b5g\/kg\/day ivermectin for 2 days and showed clinical improvement. 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