title: Transmission of Armillifer armillatus ova at snake farm, The Gambia, West Africa.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany. dtappe@hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Anett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oesterlein
authors.forename: Assan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaye
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frosch
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schoen
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pantchev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005714:Gambia; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010063:Ovum / Q000502:physiology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D057078:Pentastomida / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012911:Snakes / Q000469:parasitology*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S