A position as the sister group of branchiurian crustaceans (Maxillopoda) is supported by molecular data and sperm morphology (911) and is widely accepted today; however, sound evidence also exists for other classifications (12). Dietary habits play the important roles in the transmission of the parasite. having a body temperature that fluctuates with that of the immediate environment; having no mechanism or a poorly developed mechanism for regulating internal body temperature. Larval L. serrata normaly measure 3-4 mm. Acta Trop 62:127134, Yazdani R, Sharifi I, Bamorovat M, Mohammadi MA (2014) Human linguatulosis caused by linguatula serrata in the City of Kerman, South-Eastern Iran-case report Iran. Infestation may occur in the viscera, where immature forms develop in the liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, or in the nasopharyngeal area. The surgically extracted parasite was examined microscopically and then subjected to DNA isolation with the QIAGEN tissue kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany). Ocul Immunol Inflamm 19(6):442443, Schacher JF, Saab S, Germanos R, Boustany N (1969) The aetiology of halzoun in Lebanon: recovery of Linguatula serrata nymphs from two patients. In the case reported here, no eye injury was noted. Koehsler, M., Walochnik, J., Georgopoulos, M., Pruente, C., Boeckeler, W., Auer, H.Barisani-Asenbauer, T. (2011). Linguatula serrata, entitled tongue worm, and a worm-like blood sucking parasite; belongs to the phylum Pentastomida.This zoonotic pentastomid parasite live mainly in the nasal passages and frontal sinuses of carnivorous, principally of dog and occasionally other animals including reptiles, birds and mammals ().The eggs, containing embryos are expelled either with nasal . J Med Sci. This parasitic worm (a Pentastome) can grow to be 10cm in length. (Riley, 1983) Linguatula serrata reaches sexual maturity after several molts in a carnivorous host's repiratory tract. Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. Larvae (nymphs) of Linguatula spp. Correspondence to 2019 May;51(4):879-885. doi: 10.1007/s11250-018-1768-3. Reg Stud Rep 16:100288. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100288, Article These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body. Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Communicable Diseases Institute, Iranian National Registry Center for Lophomoniasis (INRCL) and Toxoplasmosis (INRCT), Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 48471-91971, Sari, Iran, Rabeeh Tabaripour,Masoud Keighobadi,Ali Sharifpour,Hossein Azadeh,Elham Sadat Banimostafavi,Mahdi Fakhar&Soodeh Abedi, Vector-Borne Diseases Research Center, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran, You can also search for this author in In this study case reports of individuals in Iran those infected with the Linguatula serrata were taken from the international databases (e.g., Medline (PubMed . We take your privacy seriously. Katie Behrmann (author), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Heidi Liere (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, John Marino (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Barry OConnor (editor), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Renee Mulcrone (editor), Special Projects. South-Eastern Iran-Case Report Iran J Parasitol 9(2):282, PubMed The life cycle of Linguatula spp. eCollection 2019 Nov. Cho ES, Jung SW, Jung HD, Lee IY, Yong TS, Jeong SJ, Kim HS. J Shahid Sadoughi Uni Med Sci 5:5860, Baird JK, Kassebaum LJ, Ludwig GK (1988) Hepatic granuloma in a man from North America caused by a nymph of Linguatula serrata. National Library of Medicine When humans ingest eggs from vegetation in the external environment, the parasite develops in the infected person as an intermediate host. (Drabick, 1987; Shakerian, et al., 2008; Tavassoli, et al., 2007). The aim of this study was to collect data and provide information on clinical diagnosis of disease, methods of dissemination, prevention and treatment of human linguatuliasis in order to increase people's awareness and health care. (Banaja, 1983; Drabick, 1987; Shakerian, et al., 2008), After being ingested by an herbivorous intermediate host from an aqueous environment, eggs hatch into their first larval stage, looking superficially like a mite. Lagomorphs are one of the many natural intermediate hosts for the pentastomid, Linguatula serrata (James and Harwood, 1969; Soulsby, 1968). All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Prevalence of Linguatula serrata infestation in stray dogs of Shahrekord, Iran. Epub 2018 Mar 7. Parasite Epidemiol Control 7:e00111. hZrr+js# TWO CASES OF HUMAN INFESTATION BY LARVAE OFLINGUATULA SERRATA BY W. ST. C. SYMMERS AND K. VALTERIS From the Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham (RECEIVED FOR PUBLICATION APRIL 25, 1950) Human infestation by Linguatula serrata, one of the family of linguatulids or so-called tongue-worms, is uncommon; the recorded cases appear . While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control. The intermediate hosts of these parasites are usually sheep, cattle, or rodents. Trk Parazitol Derg 35(1):47. As a result, we think that physicians should consider L. serrata infestation in patients applying to health foundations with complaints such as pharyngitis accompanied by pharyngeal pain, coughing, sneezing and vomiting. Iran Adv Biomed Res 1:42. https://doi.org/10.4103/2277-9175.100142, Article Carnivores can subsequently feed on infected human cadavers. Cookies used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on CDC.gov through third party social networking and other websites. Parassitologia 43:105108, Parenzan P, Chieffi G (1951) First clinical case of human infestation from Linguatula serrata in Italy. 2009. Saving Lives, Protecting People, Author affiliations: Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (M. Koehsler, J. Walochnik, M. Georgopoulos, C. Pruente, H. Auer, T. Barisani-Asenbauer), University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany (W. Boeckeler). Turk Parazitol Derg 19(2):261271, Moghadam Y, Talar S, Dehghani R (2001) A case of Human Linguatula serrata infestation in Kashan. doi: 10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00111. Tehran Univ Med J 55:2024, Morsy TA, El-Sharkawy IM, Lashin AH (1999) Human nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis (Pentasomida) caused by Linguatula serrata. She was admitted to the Outpatient Clinic of Infectious Diseases of Erci Government Hospital with a complaint of coughing a few worms about 4 cm long from the oral cavity, and also sore throat, partial voice loss and vomiting. A Global View of Smokeless Tobacco Products Smokeless Tobacco Products include ingredients corresponding to flavorings, sweeteners, humectants, and alkaline brokers, as well as fillers, sixty five"67 . J Egypt Med Assoc 38:229231, Rendtorff RC, Deweese MW, Murrah W (1962) The occurrence of Linguatula serrata, a pentastomid, with the human eye. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes by these third parties. There was not any conflict of interests by all authors. Because humans are often the accidental intermediate or final host of L. serrata, the pentastomid is of medical and economic importance. PubMedGoogle Scholar. volume120,pages 30453050 (2021)Cite this article. 2003; 50:466-467. doi: 10.1046/j.0931-1793.2003.00705.x. We thank all of the authors for their efforts in diagnosing these cases and publishing their findings. Trees were rooted with 4 branchiurian sequences (GenBank nos. Linguatula serrata (Pentastomida: order Porocephalida, family Linguatulidae) is a cosmopolitan parasite inhabiting . a wetland area rich in accumulated plant material and with acidic soils surrounding a body of open water. This study indicates that rearrangements in the current classification scheme of the Pentastomida might be necessary. Am J Trop Med Hyg 11:762764. This study was financially supported by the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran (Grant No: 6602). gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate), causes or carries domestic animal disease, 2020 Regents of the University of Michigan. "Linguatula serrata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). It is uncommon in the UK and USA, but has a prevalence of over 40% in some Middle Eastern countries. The PMC legacy view will also be available for a limited time. Effect of age, sex, and season on the prevalence of Linguatula serrata infestation in mesenteric lymph nodes of goats slaughtered in Tabriz, Iran. After multiple instar stages, adult L. serrata have unaligned pores or stigmata along their bodies. The Altmetric Attention Score for a research output provides an indicator of the amount of attention that it has received. Nasopharyngeal linguatulosis or halzoun syndrome: clinical diagnosis and treatment. To become an adult, a carnivorous mammal must prey on herbivorous mammals which already have the parasitic larvae. are found in the nasal passages and frontal sinuses of dogs . The ventral has four hook pits. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. 2017 Aug;55(4):433-437. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.433. The tree was rooted with 4 branchiura sequences as an outgroup. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07272-y, https://iranjournals.nlai.ir/handle/123456789/249016. This generalist approach helps the parasite evade a host defense. It behaves very much like a worm. The larvae develop to their adult stage in the nasopharynx of the carnivorous mammals and mate. Reports on wild canids as definitive hosts of this parasite are scarce. Parasitol Res 120, 30453050 (2021). Drabick, J. 2014;9(2):282-5. Chapter 96 - Rickettsiae, protozoa, and opisthokonta/metazoan. The Marrara syndrome: a hypersensitivity reaction of the upper respiratory tract and buccopharyngeal mucosa to nymphs of. Pinworm, bulating Parasito, human Whipworm, annelid, helminths, worms, roundworms, hari, Earthworm, Parasitism, Worm, giant Roundworm Many human infections arise in underdeveloped areas of the world like the Middle East, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia, where eating raw glands of cattle, sheep, and other herbivorous mammals is a part of a normal diet. PubMedGoogle Scholar. Le Jambre L. F. and Royal W. M. 1977. Lazo, R., E. Hidalgo, J. Lazo, A. Bermeo, M. Llaguno, J. Murillo, V. Teixeira. The disease is caused by worm-like parasites which share some morphologic features of arthropods and annelids. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. (Drabick, 1987; Hami, et al., 2009), Linguatula serrata is an opportunist and can infect humans and other omnivores in their immature or mature stages, depending on their diet. Vision was reduced to 0.1 Snellen. A 14-year-old girl was referred to the eye clinic at the Medical University of Vienna with an unknown parasite detected during ophthalmologic examination. Two of the other 5 ocular linguatulosis case-patients mentioned earlier had a recent history of ocular trauma but whether trauma was related to infection remains unknown. All experimental procedures were approved by the Ethics Committee of Arak University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Table of Contents Volume 17, Number 5May 2011. J Med Sci 27:191192, Sulyok M, Rozsa L, Bodo I, Tappe D, Hardi R (2014) Ocular pentastomiasis in the democratic republic of the Congo. Altogether, 41 (66.1%) and 21 (33.9%) of the patients were female and male respectively. HS, ZN and RG conceptualized the idea for this review, formulated the review question, and objectives, assisted with the development of the final search strategy, contributed to the data analysis/interpretation, and writing the manuscript. Linguatula serrata is a species of cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite, belonging to the tongueworm order Pentastomida.They are wormlike parasites of the respiratory systems of vertebrates. The definitive hosts of L. serrata include carnivores such as dogs, wolves, and coyotes. Global status of neglected human Linguatula infection: a systematic review of published case reports. Linguatula serrata is not endangered, nor does it typically affect endangered animals. The rabbit becomes infected upon consumption of eggs shed by respiratory excretions of the definitive hosts which include dogs and occasionally humans (Schoeb et al., 2007). Ocular linguatuliasis in Ecuador: case report and morphometric study of the larva of, First maxillae suction discs in branchiura (Crustacea): development and evolution in light of the first molecular phylogeny of branchiura,pentastomida, and other maxillopoda.. Emerging Infectious Diseases 17 (5), 870-872 PubMed. Google Scholar, Meshgi B, Asgarian O (2003) Prevalence of Linguatula serrata infestation in stray dogs of Shahrekord, Iran. Clinical diagnosis was achieved by obtaining a patients history, then completing a clinical examination of the mentioned patients. Elsevier Health Sciences. The reason for the presentation of this case is that Linguatula serrata, a parasite rarely encountered in humans, was found in a patient in Van province. Topics The Animal Diversity Web team is excited to announce ADW Pocket Guides! Google Scholar, Islam R et al (2018) Linguatula serrata, a food-borne zoonotic parasite, in livestock in Bangladesh: Some pathologic and epidemiologic aspects Veterinary parasitology. In other words, India and southeast Asia. Tabaripour R, Shokri A, Hosseini Teshnizi S, Fakhar M, Keighobadi M. Parasite Epidemiol Control. The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. Living nymphs were expelled.This is the first human case reported from Greece so far. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.187, Article Clinical manifestation and epidemiological findings of human linguatula serrate infection in Iran: systematic review. Linguatula Serrata is a parasitic worm that lives in the nose and sinuses of cats, dog, reptiles, birds and humans. . J Egypt Soc Parasitol 29(3):787790, Musharrafeh U, Hamadeh G, Touma A, Fares J (2018) Nasopharyngeal linguatulosis or halzoun syndrome: clinical diagnosis and treatment. The adult male L. serrata is 1.8-2 cm, while an adult female is 8-13 cm. Department of Infectious Diseases, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, Student Research Committee, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, Zahra Nasiri,Sahar Saeedinia,Mahnaz khamseh,Mohadeseh Mohammad Salehi&Mina Zamani, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran, You can also search for this author in Linguatula serrata, infection in a dog imported from Ethiopia to the United States Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports 16:100273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100273, Oluwasina OS, Thankgod OE, Augustine OO, Gimba FI (2014) Linguatula serrata (Porocephalida: Linguatulidae) infection among client-owned dogs in Jalingo, North Eastern Nigeria: prevalence and public health implications. Artigos. The species Linguatula serrata belongs to the Pentastomida, a still-enigmatic group of worm-like, bloodsucking parasites that inhabit the upper respiratory tract of terrestrial, carnivorous vertebrates, mostly reptiles and birds; L. serrata, commonly called tongue worms, typically inhabit canids and felids. The worm is colorless and transparent. Vete Parasitol: Reg Stud Rep 13:135140, Janbakhsh A, Hamzavi Y, Babaei P (2015) The first case of human infestation with Linguatula serrata in Kermanshah province. In carnivores, including dogs, it usually parasitises the nasal cavity and sinuses, causing upper respiratory signs. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1768-3, Hamid T, Hossein YD, Mehran BB, Masood FS, Hamid E (2012) A case report of Linguatula serrata infestation from rural area of Isfahan city. Koehsler M, Walochnik J, Georgopoulos M et al (2011) Linguatula serrata tongue worm in human eye, Austria. The species Linguatula serrata belongs to the Pentastomida, a still-enigmatic group of worm-like, bloodsucking parasites that inhabit the upper respiratory tract of terrestrial, carnivorous vertebrates, mostly reptiles and birds; L. serrata, commonly called tongue worms, typically inhabit canids and felids.The intermediate hosts of these parasites are usually sheep, cattle, or rodents. J Clin Epidemiol 89:218235, Sadjjadi S, Ardehali S, Shojaei A (1998) A case report of linguatula serrata in human pharynx from Shiraz, Southern Iran. Male sperm storage also occurs, as sperm are retained in the male epididymes (in mammals) for a period that can, in some cases, extend over several weeks or more, but here we use the term to refer only to sperm storage by females. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria. Am J Trop Med Hyg 60(3):405409, Maleky F (2001) A case report of Linguatula serrata in human throat from Tehran, central Iran. Acrobat Distiller 8.2.5 (Windows) The cuticle showed 94 rings and conspicuous spicules (Figure 1, panel D). J Parasit Dis 45, 5058 (2021). Linguatula serrata is a cosmopolitan, bloodsucking parasite found in both domestic and wild animals. Many parasites do not cause diseases as it may eventually lead to death of both organism and host. Parasitenkunde, 69: 271-277. an animal which directly causes disease in humans. Find details on Linguatula serrata in dogs including diagnosis and symptoms, active forms, resting forms, clinical effects, treatment and more. The species of tongue worms infecting humans are currently classified as Porocephalida: they include Linguatula serrata and Armillifer armillatus (Baird et al., 1988).. Linguatulosis (linguatuliasis) is a disease that is caused as a result of body invasion by worm-like parasites of the genus Linguatula.Dogs, cats and other wild canines are the main definitive hosts for the parasite while . Dysphagia. The objective of this study was to explore the epidemiological, histopathological and phylogenetic profiles of Linguatula serrata infection in sheep and goats and its public health importance during 2015-2018. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. Acta Trop 125:115118. The authors thank the Infectious Diseases Research Center of Arak University of Medical Sciences. Parsitology Today, 5 (4): 126-132. PubMed Koehsler M, Walochnik J, Georgopoulos M, Pruente C, Boeckeler W . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. The eggs are about 70-90 micrometers and contain the fully-developed first stage of the larva. A) Ventral anterior end with hooks. Given that viscera of slaughtered livestock plays a significant role in the transmission of this infection to humans, Careful inspection of slaughtered livestock in slaughterhouses and Preventing the slaughter of livestock illegally and unsanitary, outside the slaughterhouse, is important. Occurrence and characterisation of tongue worms. The first three abdominal annuli have three pairs of sensory papillae. Pentastomid females usually mate only once during their lifetime, but eggs develop inside females, who have already stored sperm in the spermathecae. Host: Canids ( Fig 1 ), rarely felids and humans. It infects the airways of dogs, occasionally cats, which act as final hosts, but also other domestic and wild animals (including cattle, sheep . 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PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8(7):e3041. a true worm), but a crustacean, like shrimps, crabs, etc.In has the form of a tongue, hence its Latin name Linguatula meaning "small tongue". In this paper, we explore the case of a Lebanese patient presenting with clinical symptoms of Halzoun syndrome, and discuss the diagnostic and curative aspects of the disease with a review of the literature. Linguatula serrata is a cosmopolitan species and both larval and nymphal stages have been recorded from humans in Africa, Europe, and the Americas . About Us. Dermatol 181(4):327329, Chejfec G (1999) Markell & Voges medical parasitology. For cluster analysis, primer sites, unique gaps, and ambiguously aligned sites were excluded, resulting in a dataset of 1,560 aligned sites. animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature. Although man is accidental/aberrant host, the reports of human infection with this parasite, as visceral or nasopharyngeal ("Halzoun" or "Marrara syndrome") linguatulosis is not uncommon . HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help Ann Int Med 151:264269, Montazeri A, Gamali R, Kazemi A (1997) A case report of Halzon syndrome. Humans can serve both roles. rpt4 The infection is caused by a cosmopolitanfood-borne zoonoticparasiteLinguatula serrata (L. serrata) belonging to class pentastomida.Adult parasitesreside in upper respiratory system, nasal airways and sinuses of carnivorous animals as their final hosts.Herbivorous and other ruminants as intermediate hosts reserve . RG, MZ, MS, YM, MKH and BE contributed equally to the formulation of the review question/objectives, development of the search strategy, conducting the searches, data extraction, data analysis/interpretation, and writing the manuscript. J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci 19:5861, Khalil GM (1972) Linguatula serrata (Pentastomida) parasitizing humans and animals in Egypt, neighbouring countres, and elsewhere: a review. Horeca news, de voedingsspecialist Fattore di Impatto 2022-2023| Analisi, Trend, Ranking & Previsione - Academic Accelerator Find details on Linguatula serrata in cats including diagnosis and symptoms, active forms, resting forms, clinical effects, treatment and more. 8600 Rockville Pike (8) and could thus be identified as a third instar larva of L. serrata tongue worm. Google Scholar, Ryan E, Hill D R, Solomon T et al (2019) Hunters tropical medicine and emerging infectious diseases E-Book, 10th edn. Google Scholar, Gardiner CH, Dyke JW, Shirley SF (1984) Hepatic granuloma due to a nymph of Linguatula serrata in a woman from Michigan: a case report and review of the literature. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.09.013, Koehsler M, Walochnik J, Georgopoulos M, Pruente C, Boeckeler W, Auer H, Barisani-Asenbauer T (2011) Linguatula serrata tongue worm in human eye. The review covers the case reports of human tongue worm infection published either in Persian or in . During these sexually immature stages, it resides in the herbivorous mammal's mesenteric lymph nodes, lungs and liver. PScript5.dll Version 5.2 Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. Taxon Information Am J Trop Med Hyg 33:187189. Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. Larvae are primarily non-feeding, encysting in a variety of host tissues. Fragments were combined to a consensus sequence with the GENEDOC sequence editor (www.nrbsc.org/gfx/genedoc), and deposited in GenBank (accession no. However, the distance between L. serrata and the other species is larger than that between any other species. Message not sent. Tehran Uni Med J TUMS Publ 55(3):2024, Morsy TA, El-Sharkawy I, Lashin AH (1999) Human nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis (Pentasomida) caused by Linguatula serrata. Cats, dogs, foxes, and other carnivores are normal hosts of this parasite. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 63(6):854858. Our findings offer that physicians should consider the Linguatula infection in patients with complaints like unexpected dysphagia, with coughing, sneezing, and vomiting, after consuming raw/undercooked contaminated ruminants viscera. Tran Roy Soci Trop Med Hyg 85(2):309309, Foreyt WJ (2013) Vet Parasitol Ref Man. Banaja, A. living in cities and large towns, landscapes dominated by human structures and activity. Linguatula serrata impacts agricultural ecosystems by decreasing fitness and sometimes causing mortality in livestock. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e320. The worm escaped into the posterior segment of the eye where it was found, after lens removal and complete vitrectomy, in a recess of the ciliary body. 1983. T he species Linguatula serrata belongs to the The inheritance of the vulvar morph types, smooth, knobbed, linguiform A-right, linguiform A-left and linguiform C-type was studied in Haemonchus contortus from the Northern . Google Scholar, Lazo RF, Hidalgo E, Lazo JE, Bermeo A, Llaguno M, Murillo J, Teixeira VP (1999) Ocular linguatuliasis in Ecuador: case report and morphometric study of the larva of Linguatula serrata. Nasopharyngeal pentastomiasis (Halzoun): report of 3 cases. having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Considering a few reports of human infestation, a comprehensive search was performed on both English and Persian databases for publications reporting human cases all around the world. Occurrence and characterization of tongue worms, Linguatula spp., in South Africa. All species infecting humans are currently classified as Porocephalida; the species L. serrata and Armillifer armillatus are responsible for most human cases of infection. How It Works . The present study was registered at Arak University of Medical Sciences (Grant No. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Iran Tropical Animal Health Prod 51:879885. "". Recent advances in our understanding of pentastomid reproductive biology. Google Scholar, Gokpinar S, Aydenzoz M (2010) Protozoons and arthropods found in eyes. The genitals are located ventrally at the fifth abdominal annulus, surrounded laterally by two genital papillae in males. The phylogenetic position of the pentastomids is still not fully resolved. Austria Emerg Inf Dis 17(5):870, Lazo R, Hidalgo E, Lazo J, Bermeo A et al (1999) Ocular linguatuliasis in Ecuador: case report and morphometric study of the larva of Linguatula serrata. One month later, the eye was completely free of irritation, and 3 months later an artificial intraocular lens (ARTISAN; OPHTEC BV, Groningen, the Netherlands) was implanted. IJP: Parasites and Wildlife 11: 268281. Ind J Ophthalm 62(12):1159, Article Haugerud, R. 1989. Before - 172.104.178.68. Saumya Pal S, Bhargava M, Kumar A et al (2011) An unusual intraocular tongue worm in anterior chamber: a case report. require an intermediate host (herbivorous), while the adult worms inhabit the respiratory tract of wild and domestic carnivores. 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