Human Pentastomiasis Caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo

Latif, Baha; Omar, Effat Binti; Othman, Noriah; Tappe, Dennis

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0404

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“…Each of these North American pentastome species has potential to infect invasive Burmese pythons and spillback into native snake populations. Burmese pythons are known hosts to several species of pentastomes in their native range, including Raillietiella orientalis (Figure 1), Armillifer agkistrodontis , A. yoshidai , and A. moniliformis , which can be species of zoonotic concern (Christoffersen & De Assis, 2013; Latif, Omar, Chin Heo, Othman, & Tappe, 2011). Burmese pythons may have brought these Asian pentastome species to North America, where spillover into native snake species may occur.…”

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Parasite spillover: indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons

Miller

Kinsella²,

Snow

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Ecology and Evolution

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Identification of the origin of parasites of nonindigenous species (NIS) can be complex. NIS may introduce parasites from their native range and acquire parasites from within their invaded range. Determination of whether parasites are non‐native or native can be complicated when parasite genera occur within both the NIS’ native range and its introduced range. We explored potential for spillover and spillback of lung parasites infecting Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in their invasive range (Florida). We collected 498 indigenous snakes of 26 species and 805 Burmese pythons during 2004–2016 and examined them for lung parasites. We used morphology to identify three genera of pentastome parasites, Raillietiella, a cosmopolitan form, and Porocephalus and Kiricephalus, both New World forms. We sequenced these parasites at one mitochondrial and one nuclear locus and showed that each genus is represented by a single species, R. orientalis, P. crotali, and K. coarctatus. Pythons are host to R. orientalis and P. crotali, but not K. coarctatus; native snakes are host to all three species. Sequence data show that pythons introduced R. orientalis to North America, where this parasite now infects native snakes. Additionally, our data suggest that pythons are competent hosts to P. crotali, a widespread parasite native to North and South America that was previously hypothesized to infect only viperid snakes. Our results indicate invasive Burmese pythons have affected parasite‐host dynamics of native snakes in ways that are consistent with parasite spillover and demonstrate the potential for indirect effects during invasions. Additionally, we show that pythons have acquired a parasite native to their introduced range, which is the initial condition necessary for parasite spillback.

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Parasite spillover: indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons

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Kinsella²,

Snow

et al. 2017

Ecology and Evolution

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“…To the Editor: Pentastomiasis is a parasitic zoonotic disease with an incremental number of reported human infections caused by larval stages (nymphs) of pentastomes ( 1 – 3 ). The vermiform parasites are in their own phylum and are related to branchiuran crustaceans ( 2 ).…”

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“…Imported cases to Germany have not been reported. A. grandis , a related parasite from central Africa, has been rarely found ( 6 ), but A. moniliformis , a pentastome species from Asia, has recently reemerged and caused a human infection after ≈40 years in Malaysia ( 1 ). …”

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“…Visceral pentastomiasis in humans is often asymptomatic and an incidental finding during surgery ( 1 , 3 ) or autopsy ( 8 , 9 ). In a large autopsy series from Malaysia, a pentastomiasis prevalence of 45.5% was found in adult Aborigines ( 8 ).…”

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“…In special settings, such as tropical snake farming and pet keeping, pentastomiasis may be a public health concern ( 2 ). However, most infections have been linked to consumption of undercooked snake meat or other snake products ( 1 ). …”

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Armillifer armillatusPentastomiasis in African Immigrant, Germany

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Tumor-Like Parasitic Lesions of the Hepatobiliary Tract: Pentastomiasis

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Pentastomiasis (so-called tongue worm infestation) is an infestation by members of the Pentastomida, a group of taxons related to crustacean arthropods. Species that infest humans belong to pentastomid families Linguatulidae, Armilliferidae, and Porocephalidae. More than 90 % of human cases are caused by larvae or nymphs of Linguatula serrata and Armillifer armillatus. Adult reproducing pentastomids inhabit the respiratory tract of reptiles and amphibians, in particular snakes. Man can become infested through contact with infested snakes and their food, i.e., rodents, or contaminated environment. The human host can only harbor larvae. In humans, visceral pentastomiasis, including the hepatic form, is caused by larval stages that migrate to the liver and form solitary or multiple, tumor-like nodules. These mainly consist of necrotic tissue, but may contain larval remnants.

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Human Pentastomiasis Caused by Armillifer moniliformis in Malaysian Borneo

Cited by 29 publications

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Parasite spillover: indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons

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