Du Plessis, Vicci Birnie, Andrew J. Eloff, Ivor Reuter, Helmuth Andronikou, Savvas
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2007-10)
Pentastomiasis, also known as ‘tongue worm’ infestation or
porocephalosis, is a parasitic zoonosis endemic to western
and central Africa. In 1847, Pruner described the first human
infection by a pentastomid in Cairo. ...