Occurrence and characterisation of tongue worms, Linguatula spp., in South Africa

A total of 509 mammalian vertebrates, belonging to 76 species, were examined for infection with pentastomid parasites. These animals were from 8 of the 9 provinces in South Africa. Linguatulid pentastomes were found only in 7 animals, specifically the African Lion (n = 3) and African Buffalo (n = 4)...

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Main Authors: Shokoofeh Shamsi, Ali Halajian, Diane P. Barton, Xiaocheng Zhu, Willem J. Smit, Francois Roux, Wilmien J. Luus-Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420300250