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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1705.100790
Personal Author:
Koehsler, Martina ; Walochnik, Julia ; Georgopoulos, Michael ; Pruente, Christian ; Boeckeler, Wolfgang ; ... More +
Koehsler, Martina ; Walochnik, Julia ; Georgopoulos, Michael ; Pruente, Christian ; Boeckeler, Wolfgang ; Auer, Herbert ; Barisani-Asenbauer, Talin ; Less -
Description:
Linguatula serrata, the so-called tongue worm, is a worm-like, bloodsucking parasite belonging to the Pentastomida group. Infections with L. serrata tongue worms are rare in Europe. We describe a case of ocular linguatulosis in central Europe and provide molecular data on L. serrata tongue worms.
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18S Ribosomal DNA
Adolescent
Anterior Chamber
Austria
Dispatch
Eye
Female
Humans
Linguatula
Molecular Data
Molecular Sequence Data
Parasites
Parasitic Diseases
Pentastomida
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Tongue Worm
Uveitis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 17(5):870-872.
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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