%0 Journal Article %1 tappe_transmission_2011 %A Tappe, Dennis %A Meyer, Michael %A Oesterlein, Anett %A Jaye, Assan %A Frosch, Matthias %A Schoen, Christoph %A Pantchev, Nikola %D 2011 %J Emerging Infectious Diseases %K ag_horn imported %N 2 %P 251--254 %T Transmission of Armillifer armillatus ova at snake farm, The Gambia, West Africa %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291598 %V 17 %X 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.

@article{tappe_transmission_2011, 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.}, added-at = {2011-04-07T15:44:20.000+0200}, author = {Tappe, Dennis and Meyer, Michael and Oesterlein, Anett and Jaye, Assan and Frosch, Matthias and Schoen, Christoph and Pantchev, Nikola}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29cb52fc24bf81689b6112fa55da7f541/hymi}, interhash = {75047213dd06a5d00bdbe0503891382c}, intrahash = {9cb52fc24bf81689b6112fa55da7f541}, issn = {1080-6059}, journal = {Emerging Infectious Diseases}, keywords = {ag_horn imported}, month = feb, note = {{PMID:} 21291598}, number = 2, pages = {251--254}, timestamp = {2011-04-07T15:47:41.000+0200}, title = {Transmission of Armillifer armillatus ova at snake farm, The Gambia, West Africa}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291598}, volume = 17, year = 2011 }