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dc.contributor.authorAyinmode, A. B.-
dc.contributor.authorAdedokun, O. A.-
dc.contributor.authorAina, A.-
dc.contributor.authorTaiwo, V.-
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T10:56:11Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-04T10:56:11Z-
dc.date.issued2010-09-
dc.identifier.issn0016-9560-
dc.identifier.otherui_art_ayinmode_zoonotic_2010-
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5273-
dc.descriptionGhana Medical Journal 44(3) 2010. Pp. 115-118en_US
dc.description.abstractPentastomes are worm-like endoparasites of the phylum Pentastomida found principally in the respiratory tract of reptiles, birds, and mammals. They cause a zoonotic disease known as pentastomiasis in humans and other mammals. The autopsy of a Nigerian royal python (Python regius) revealed two yellowish- white parasites in the lungs, tissue necrosis and inflammatory lesions. The parasite was confirmed to be Armillifer spp (Pentastomid); this is the first recorded case of pentastomiasis in the royal python (Python regius) in Nigeria. This report may be an alert of the possibility of on-going zoonotic transmission of pentastomiasis from snake to man, especially in the sub-urban/rural areas of Nigeria and other West African countries where people consume snake meaten_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherGhana Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectZoonosisen_US
dc.subjectPentastomeen_US
dc.subjectArmilliferen_US
dc.subjectPythonen_US
dc.subjectLungsen_US
dc.titleThe zoonotic implications of pentastomiasis in the royal python [python regius)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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