Armillifer grandis
| Armillifer grandis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Pentastomida |
| Family: | Porocephalidae |
| Genus: | Armillifer |
| Species: | A. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Armillifer grandis (Hett, 1915) | |
Armillifer grandis is a species of the Pentastomid genus Armillifer distributed in tropical Central and West Africa.[1] Its typical definitive hosts are Viperid snakes (such as Bitis gabonica, Bitis nasicornis, and Cerastes cerastes) while rodents are presumed to act as intermediate hosts. Humans may become accidentally infected by the eggs particularly if consuming (or otherwise contacting) infected snakes. Ingested eggs develop into nymphs that invade different visceral organs causing a disease that is often called porocephalosis. It may be asymptotic, debilitating, or even lethal.[2] Ocular infections may cause blindness.[3]
References
- ↑ Christoffersen ML,De Assis JE (2013). "A systematic monograph of the Recent Pentastomida, with a compilation of their host". Zoologische Mededelingen 87: 1–206.
- ↑ Tappe D & Büttner DW (2009). "Diagnosis of Human Visceral Pentastomiasis". PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 3: 1–7. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000320. PMC 2643528. PMID 19238218.
- ↑ Hardi R; et al. (2013). "A man with unilateral ocular pain and blindness" (PDF). Clinical Infectious Diseases 57: 469–470. doi:10.1093/cid/cit316.
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