The species Linguatula serrata belongs to the Pentastomida, a still-enigmatic group of worm-like, bloodsucking parasites that inhabit the upper respiratory tract of terrestrial, carnivorous vertebrates, mostly reptiles and birds; L. serrata, commonly called tongue worms, typically inhabit canids and felids.The intermediate hosts of these parasites are usually sheep, cattle, or rodents. PubMed Tehran Uni Med J TUMS Publ 55(3):2024, Morsy TA, El-Sharkawy I, Lashin AH (1999) Human nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis (Pentasomida) caused by Linguatula serrata. Acta Med Ital Mal Infett Parassit 6:6769, Ragab HA, Samuel S (1955) Human infection with linguatula in egypt; first case recorded. offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) Linguatula serrata, also known as tongue worm, is a zoonotic parasite that lives in the nasal airways of dogs where it is responsible for mild to severe rhinosinusitis.In recent years, the number of pets entering the United Kingdom from abroad has increased, with a coinciding increase in the number of L. serrata infections diagnosed in UK veterinary clinics. 2017 Aug;55(4):433-437. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.4.433. Message not sent. In otherwords, Europe and Asia and northern Africa. Linguatula serrata, also called the dog tongue worm, is not a helminth (i.e. Hamid T, Hossein YD, Bahadoran-Bagh-Badorani Mehran FS, Masood EH (2012) A case report of Linguatula serrata infestation from rural area of Isfahan City. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.405, Maleky F (2001) A case report of Linguatula serrata in human throat from Tehran, central Iran Indian. and transmitted securely. Accessibility Hepatic granuloma as a result of a nymph of Linguatula serrata in a woman from Michigan: A case report and evaluation of the literature. Elsevier Health Sciences. Most of this livestock is herbivorous and controlled by humans; few natural ecosystems are affected. Her complete blood count revealed cell differentiation within normal limits without eosinophilia. The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the Adv biomed Res, Iran, p 1, Islam R, Hossain MS, Alam Z et al (2018) Linguatula serrata, a food-borne zoonotic parasite, in livestock in Bangladesh: some pathologic and epidemiologic aspects. Linguatula serrata. All information is peer reviewed. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Govaresh 17:5559, Yagi H et al (1996) The Marrara syndrome: a hypersensitivity reaction of the upper respiratory tract and buccopharyngeal mucosa to nymphs of Linguatula serrata. volume45,pages 5058 (2021)Cite this article. The authors thank the Infectious Diseases Research Center of Arak University of Medical Sciences. The present study was registered at Arak University of Medical Sciences (Grant No. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. Georgopoulos M, Pruente C, Boeckeler W, et al. J Egypt Soc Parasitol 29:787790, Nagamori Y, Ramachandran A, Kuzma C, Nafe L, Johnson EM (2019) A zoonotic parasite. a period of time when growth or development is suspended in insects and other invertebrates, it can usually only be ended the appropriate environmental stimulus. The worm escaped into the posterior segment of the eye where it was found, after lens removal and complete vitrectomy, in a recess of the ciliary body. Turkiye Parazitol Derg 35:4749. endstream endobj 2 0 obj <> endobj 52 0 obj <> endobj 36 0 obj <> endobj 5 0 obj <> endobj 35 0 obj <>stream Comparative spermatology of a pentastomid. Saunders, pp 35960, Drury R (1962) Larval Granulomata in the Liver Gut 3(4):289294, CAS J Parasitol Res 2014:916120. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/916120, Pampiglione S, Gentile A, Maggi P, Scattone A, Sollitto F (2001) A nodular pulmonary lesion due to Linguatula serrata in an HIV-positive man. Linguatula serrata tongue worm in human eye, Austria. Both adults and larvae are dorso-ventrally flattened. a true worm), but a crustacean, like shrimps, crabs, etc.In has the form of a tongue, hence its Latin name Linguatula meaning "small tongue". Parsitology Today, 5 (4): 126-132. Humans can serve both roles. Table of Contents Volume 17, Number 5May 2011. living in the Nearctic biogeographic province, the northern part of the New World. Pentastomiasis. 8600 Rockville Pike Evolution in the pentastomids. DQ925818, DQ925819, AF436004, and DQ925842). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-021-07272-y, https://iranjournals.nlai.ir/handle/123456789/249016. About Us. are found in the nasal passages and frontal sinuses of dogs . Introduction. Elham Sadat Banimostafavi or Mahdi Fakhar. The review covers the case reports of human tongue worm infection published either in Persian or in . Bed bugs; Other names: Cimicosis, bed bug bites, bedbugs, bed bug infestation: An adult bed bug Accordingly, it is very important to train the employees working in the slaughterhouses and the people who consume these organs. You can review and change the way we collect information below. There was little information on the longevity of adults, but other pentastomid species can live for around ten years. IJP: Parasites and Wildlife 11: 268281. Journal of Parasitic Diseases Learn more about navigating our updated article layout. [] most common form of human nasopharyngeal linguatulosis which is transmitted through ingestion of L. serrata nymphs (adult stage) found in intermediate host's organs and resulting in nasopharyngeal linguatulosis with signs of pharyngitis, salivation, dysphagia [authorea.com] [] larva.it causes pentastomiasis and respiratory . (Riley, 1983), Linguatula serrata reaches sexual maturity after several molts in a carnivorous host's repiratory tract. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1962.11.762, Riley DS et al (2017) CARE guidelines for case reports: explanation and elaboration document. The ventral has four hook pits. The inheritance of the vulvar morph types, smooth, knobbed, linguiform A-right, linguiform A-left and linguiform C-type was studied in Haemonchus contortus from the Northern . Grants DRL 0089283, DRL 0628151, DUE 0633095, DRL 0918590, and DUE 1122742. Correspondence to The site is secure. Final visual acuity was 1.0 Snellen. Serologic data including serum chemistry, C-reactive protein, fasting blood glucose, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen levels were within normal limits. [Google Scholar] Meshgi B, Asgarian O. "Linguatula serrata" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Pathology 20:198199, Article Ocul Immunol Inflamm 19(6):442443, Schacher JF, Saab S, Germanos R, Boustany N (1969) The aetiology of halzoun in Lebanon: recovery of Linguatula serrata nymphs from two patients. A 14-year-old girl was referred to the eye clinic at the Medical University of Vienna with an unknown parasite detected during ophthalmologic examination. Linguatula serrata is known as a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite whose adult form inhabits the upper respiratory system, nasal airways and frontal sinuses of dogs, foxes, cats and other carnivores, which are recognized as its final hosts. Human linguatulosis is a rare but highly specialized pentastomid parasitic infection all around the world. rpt4 application/pdf Linking to a non-federal website does not constitute an endorsement by CDC or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. . A viable parasite was extracted and transferred to physiologic saline. Tavassoli M, Tamaddonfard E, Mirshekar F, Hajipour N, Erfanparast A. Vet Parasitol. Careers. Dysphagia. Trop Anim Health Prod. sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal Koehsler M, Walochnik J, Georgopoulos M et al (2011) Linguatula serrata tongue worm in human eye, Austria. Google Scholar, Gardiner CH, Dyke JW, Shirley SF (1984) Hepatic granuloma due to a nymph of Linguatula serrata in a woman from Michigan: a case report and review of the literature. Linguatulosis is a condition associated with the organism Linguatula serrata.. 1983. Intraocular pentastomiasis causing unilateral glaucoma. No medical treatment was given to the patient except that gargling with saline solution was recommended. The rabbit becomes infected upon consumption of eggs shed by respiratory excretions of the definitive hosts which include dogs and occasionally humans (Schoeb et al., 2007). Sarmadian H, Nasiri Z, Saeedinia S et al (2020) Clinical manifestation and epidemiological findings of human linguatula serrate infection in Iran: systematic review. National Science Foundation J Parasit Dis 45, 5058 (2021). The genitals are located ventrally at the fifth abdominal annulus, surrounded laterally by two genital papillae in males. 2007. The PubMed wordmark and PubMed logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). J Egypt Public Health Assoc 47:364369, CAS J Egypt Soc Parasitol 29(3):787790, Musharrafeh U, Hamadeh G, Touma A, Fares J (2018) Nasopharyngeal linguatulosis or halzoun syndrome: clinical diagnosis and treatment. Altogether, the morphologic appearance of this specimen was similar to the organism described by Lazo et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e320. While many pentastomid males die directly after mating, Linguatula serrata males may live for a period of time after mating. Cookies used to make website functionality more relevant to you. Even when a cladogram without P. crotali and on a basis of 1,780 aligned sites was constructed, L. serrata remained in the Cephalobaenida. a species most common in Europe, but also found in the U.S., South America, and probably elsewhere; the adult is a whitish, soft, flattened, anulated worm equipped with hooks by which it attaches itself to the nasal mucosa of dogs and other canids; the larvae develop in the liver and lymph nodes of rodents, swine . Search in feature During these sexually immature stages, it resides in the herbivorous mammal's mesenteric lymph nodes, lungs and liver. Linguatula Serrata is a parasitic worm that lives in the nose and sinuses of cats, dog, reptiles, birds and humans. CDC twenty four seven. hZrr+js# Linguatula serrate, an ectoparasite, belonging to the arthropods order, has diverse forms of adult, nymph and larva. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 63:854858. CDC is not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private website. Surgical removal of the parasite was complicated because of high mobility of the parasite inside the anterior chamber. The aim of this study was to collect data and provide information on clinical diagnosis of disease, methods of dissemination, prevention and treatment of human linguatuliasis in order to increase peoples awareness and health care. Infestation may occur in the viscera, where immature forms develop in the liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, or in the nasopharyngeal area. is provided as an example of pentastomid biology. Regional Stud Rep 13:135140. Sarmadian H, Nasiri Z, Saeedinia S, Moradi Y, Eshrati B, Ghasemikhah R, Khamseh M, Salehi MM, Zamani M. J Parasit Dis. The infestation may lead to acute pharyngitis, dysphasia, vomiting, nasal . An individual researcher undertook the bibliographic search and evaluation of articles based on inclusion/exclusion of specific criteria. Clipboard, Search History, and several other advanced features are temporarily unavailable. A parasitic disease, also known as parasitosis, is an infectious disease caused or transmitted by a parasite. The tree was rooted with 4 branchiura sequences as an outgroup. The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. 1984. 1999. Tabaripour R, Shokri A, Hosseini Teshnizi S, Fakhar M, Keighobadi M. Parasite Epidemiol Control. Kongelige Danske Videnskabemes Selskab Biologiske Skrifter. dogs, and livestocks slaughterhouse offal or the carcasses of infected herbivores, and a careful control and treatment strategy to prevent it in such as goats, sheep, and cattle; this facilitates the spread of intermediate . Infestations of the worm are frequent in humans, and deaths have even been reported due to blocked nasal passages. Given that viscera of slaughtered livestock plays a significant role in the transmission of this infection to humans, Careful inspection of slaughtered livestock in slaughterhouses and Preventing the slaughter of livestock illegally and unsanitary, outside the slaughterhouse, is important. Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: Sorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article. We take your privacy seriously. The authors declare no conflict of interest. Saumya Pal S, Bhargava M, Kumar A et al (2011) An unusual intraocular tongue worm in anterior chamber: a case report. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. Linguatula serrata Tongue Worm in Human Eye, Austria. Her nose and throat were examined carefully for additional parasites. Am J Trop Med Hyg 11:762764. Larval L. serrata normaly measure 3-4 mm. This study was financially supported by the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran (Grant No: 6602). 2001; 55:439-441. 8(3): 175178. FJ528908). 2012. Reports on wild canids as definitive hosts of this parasite are scarce. International Journal for Parasitology7: 481-487. Saving Lives, Protecting People, Author affiliations: Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (M. Koehsler, J. Walochnik, M. Georgopoulos, C. Pruente, H. Auer, T. Barisani-Asenbauer), University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany (W. Boeckeler). Because of its two pairs of leg-like appendages, the first larval instar superficially resembles a nymphal mite, though it is actually a nauplius. Reviews of Infectious Diseases, 9 (6): 1087-1095. Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes). Many human infections arise in underdeveloped areas of the world like the Middle East, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia, where eating raw glands of cattle, sheep, and other herbivorous mammals is a part of a normal diet. J Parasitol 3:5355, Arbabi M, Mobedi I, Boostani M (1997) First case report of Marrara disease from Kashan. The body is covered with about 70-100 annuli, or rings, with many pores and spines on each annulus arranged in rows. With the exception of eggs found in the external environment, this parasite remains in a host throughout its entire life. This is . 2012 Apr;24(2):222-7. It behaves very much like a worm. Dogs are the typical final hosts of L. serrata tongue worms, and children generally tend to have carefree contact with pet animals. Lagomorphs are one of the many natural intermediate hosts for the pentastomid, Linguatula serrata (James and Harwood, 1969; Soulsby, 1968). animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature. J Shahid Sadoughi Univ Med Sci 5:5860, Baird JK, Kassebaum LJ, Ludwig GK (1988) Hepatic granuloma in a man from North America caused by a nymph of Linguatula serrata. American Journal of Tropical Medicine, 60 (3): 405-409. The 18S rDNA was amplified and sequenced stepwise by using 6 internal primers (P1fw, P1rev, P2fw, P2rev, P3fw, P3rev) (13) and a 310 ABI PRISM automated sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Darmstadt, Germany); 3 sequences each were obtained from both strands. living in residential areas on the outskirts of large cities or towns. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.187, Article For cluster analysis, primer sites, unique gaps, and ambiguously aligned sites were excluded, resulting in a dataset of 1,560 aligned sites. Larvae are primarily non-feeding, encysting in a variety of host tissues. The polyclinic doctor suspected that the worm was a parasite but he could not make a diagnosis, and the patient was referred to Health Research and Training Hospital, Yznc Yl University. Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in Koehsler M, Walochnik J, Georgopoulos M, Pruente C, Boeckeler W . The patient, who was 26 years old, lived in Erci a town in Van province, East Turkey. The parasite's eggs are transferred when coughed or sneezed out from the lungs to the external environment. Our findings offer that physicians should consider the Linguatula infection in patients with complaints like unexpected dysphagia, with coughing, sneezing, and vomiting, after consuming raw/undercooked contaminated ruminants viscera. J Parasit Dis: 19. Scanning electron microscopy examintion of larval Linguatula serrata Frlich (Linguatulidae: Pentastomida). ISSN 15432165, Seventh Ed, Philadelphia: W.B. Linguatula serrata can be found in several countries in Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and the Americas. living in landscapes dominated by human agriculture. Sarmadian, H., Nasiri, Z., Saeedinia, S. et al. Because humans are often the accidental intermediate or final host of L. serrata, the pentastomid is of medical and economic importance. There was not any conflict of interests by all authors. Clinical manifestation and epidemiological findings of human. require an intermediate host (herbivorous), while the adult worms inhabit the respiratory tract of wild and domestic carnivores. Pesquisa de informao mdica. There was an unexpected error. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. 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