Co-infections in Visceral Pentastomiasis, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Tappe, Dennis ; Sulyok, Mihály ; Riu, Therese ; Rózsa, Lajos ; Bodó, Imre ; Schoen, Christoph ; Muntau, Birgit ; Babocsay, Gergely ; Hardi, Richard
• Description:
  Snakeborne Armillifer pentastomiasis is an emerging human parasitic infection in rural tropical areas where snake meat is eaten. After a series of severe ocular A. grandis larval infections and anecdotal abdominal infection in Sankuru District, Democratic Republic of the Congo, during 2014-2015, we systematically investigated possible pentastomid etiology in patients who underwent surgery in the region. Histologic and molecular analyses by established pentastomid 18S rDNA- and newly developed Armillifer-specific cytochrome oxidase PCRs revealed larval pentastomid lesions in 3.7% of patients. Some persons had A. armillatus and A. grandis co-infections. Another pentastomid larva, Raillietiella sp., was molecularly detected in 1 patient who had concomitant A. grandis and A. armillatus infection. The PCRs used were suitable for detecting pentastomid species even in highly necrotic tissues. Phylogenetic analyses of Armillifer cytochrome oxidase genes detected multiple local strains.
• Subjects:
  Armillifer Armillatus Armillifer Grandis Bushmeat Co-infection Parasites PCR Pentastomiasis Raillietiella Sp. Snakes Synopsis Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(8):1333-1339.
• Pubmed ID:
  27434739
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4982189
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6100012ff3ae4cfc34f927902d4638f2363a73b6713471793e96644ff8256f6a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/40851/cdc_40851_DS1.pdf
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