Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa
Visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs in The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. armillatus ova to dogs and, by s...
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| author | Dennis Tappe Michael Meyer Anett Oesterlein Assan Jaye Matthias Frosch Christoph Schoen Nikola Pantchev |
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| description | Visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs in The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. armillatus ova to dogs and, by serologic evidence, also to 1 human, demonstrating a public health concern. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c5faaf6e21c498283925eda9eeba2852022-12-22T03:18:59ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592011-02-0117225125410.3201/eid1702.101118Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West AfricaDennis TappeMichael MeyerAnett OesterleinAssan JayeMatthias FroschChristoph SchoenNikola PantchevVisceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs in The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. armillatus ova to dogs and, by serologic evidence, also to 1 human, demonstrating a public health concern.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-1118_articleParasiteszoonosesagricultureoccupational exposurespentastomiasisArmillifer armillatus |
| spellingShingle | Dennis Tappe Michael Meyer Anett Oesterlein Assan Jaye Matthias Frosch Christoph Schoen Nikola Pantchev Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa Emerging Infectious Diseases Parasites zoonoses agriculture occupational exposures pentastomiasis Armillifer armillatus |
| title | Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa |
| title_full | Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa |
| title_fullStr | Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa |
| title_short | Transmission of Armillifer armillatus Ova at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa |
| title_sort | transmission of armillifer armillatus ova at snake farm the gambia west africa |
| topic | Parasites zoonoses agriculture occupational exposures pentastomiasis Armillifer armillatus |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/2/10-1118_article |
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