Transmission ofArmillifer armillatusOva at Snake Farm, The Gambia, West Africa

• DOI: 10.3201/eid1702.101118
• Publication Date: 2011-02-01T17:10:11Z
• Authors: Dennis Tappe; Michael Meyer; Anett Oesterlein; Assan Jaye; Matthias Frosch; Christoph Schoen; Nikola Pantchev
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Parasitic Diseases, Animal; Molecular Sequence Data; bats; bat; occupational exposures; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Pentastomida; pentastomiasis; Antibodies; 03 medical and health sciences; Dogs; 0302 clinical medicine; Chiroptera; Armillifer armillatus; Parasitic Diseases; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; Animals; Humans; Animalia; Parasites; Dog Diseases; Animal Husbandry; Child; Chordata; agriculture; Ovum; ddc:610; R; Dispatch; Snakes; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Biodiversity; Middle Aged; zoonoses; 3. Good health; Mammalia; Medicine; Female; Gambia

Abstract Visceral pentastomiasis caused by Armillifer armillatus larvae was diagnosed in 2 dogs The Gambia. Parasites were subjected to PCR; phylogenetic analysis confirmed relatedness with branchiurans/crustaceans. Our investigation highlights transmission of infective A. ova and, serologic evidence, also 1 human, demonstrating a public health concern.