[Pentastomosis. A serological study of 193 Ivorians].

Pentastomosis is the infection caused by the larvae of a worm resorting to Armillifer genus, the adults living in the lungs of big african snakes. Eggs are released with snakes slime and dejecta and ingested by man and various animals. Larvae are disseminated through lymphatic vessels in peritoneum, liver, spleen, lungs, pleurae, and rarely in kidneys, brain or even eye.

[Minor arboviral diseases in Central and West Africa (author's transl)].

Many arboviruses can cause febrile illness in man, with or without rash, quite apart from yellow fever and the aetiological agents of haemorrhagic fevers. Exanthema are one of the commonest signs. Neuro-vascular attacks frequently occur and in some cases meningitic complications can happen.

[Generalized and lethal pentastomiasis due to Armillifer grandis (Hett, 1915)].

The authors described a case of generalised and lethal Pentastomiasis by a five years old girl. The most heavy parasitised organs are the lungs and the brain. Considering the age of the child and the uncommon density of the parasites, the authors suggest that the symptoms may follow the casual ingestion of a gravid female worm.