%0 Journal Article
%T Status of Linguatula serrata infection in livestock: A systematic review with meta-analysis in Iran
%A Azar Shokri
%A Mahdi Fakhar
%A Masoud Keighobadi
%A Rabeeh Tabaripour
%A Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi
%J Archive of "Parasite Epidemiology and Control".
%D 2019
%R 10.1016/j.parepi.2019.e00111
%X 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 ruminants are intermediate hosts
%K Linguatula serrata
%K Linguatulosis
%K Prevalence
%K Livestock
%K Iran
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6582392/