Status of Linguatula serrata infection in livestock: A systematic review with meta-analysis in Iran

• Published in: Parasite epidemiology and control Vol. 7; p. e00111
• Main Authors: Tabaripour, Rabeeh, Shokri, Azar, Hosseini Teshnizi, Saeed, Fakhar, Mahdi, Keighobadi, Masoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: Azerbaijan; buffaloes; camels; carnivores; cows; epidemiology; goats; herbivores; Iran; Linguatula serrata; Linguatulosis; Livestock; meta-analysis; nose; parasites; Pentastomida; Prevalence; Review article; risk; sheep; systematic review; Iran; Azerbaijan; Livestock; Prevalence; Linguatulosis; Iran; Linguatula serrata
• ISSN: 2405-6731; 2405-6731
• DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00111

The present systematic review attempted to determine the prevalence of Linguatula serrata (L. serrata) infection among Iranian livestock. The L. serrata known as tongue worm belongs to the phylum pentastomida and lives in upper respiratory system and nasal airways of carnivores. Herbivores and other...