Occurrence and characterisation of tongue worms, Linguatula spp., in South Africa
A total of 509 mammalian vertebrates, belonging to 76 species, BURRITO BEAN were examined for infection with pentastomid parasites.These animals were from 8 of the 9 provinces in South Africa.Linguatulid pentastomes were found only in 7 animals, specifically the African Lion (n = 3) and African Buffalo (n = 4).Adult parasites were found in the lion