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Pentastoma gracile (Linguatulidae) as a human parasite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

H. Sandon
H. Sandon
Affiliation:
Zoology Department, Gordon Memorial College, Khartoum
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A linguatulid, very similar to the nymphal ‘Pentastoma gracile’ from crocodiles described by Sambon, was found in faecal material from a European resident in Khartoum. There is no evidence concerning the method of infection.

I am indebted to Dr E. S. Horgan, until recently Director of the Stack Medical Research Laboratories, for his reply to my inquiries concerning linguatulid infections in the Sudan; and to Prof. J. J. C. Butley, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, for his valuable assistance in obtaining relevant literature.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 41 , Issue 1-2 , July 1951 , pp. 60 - 62
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1951

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