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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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Autores principales: Tappe, Dennis, Meyer, Michael, Oesterlein, Anett, Jaye, Assan, Frosch, Matthias, Schoen, Christoph, Pantchev, Nikola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3204775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21291598
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1702.101118