ABSTRACT
Four species of Pelodera are associated with mammals; it is doubtful if the human infection was correctly identified Status: 1. A single recorded human infection Dist: PAL-Poland Hab: Larval worm in skin Hosts: Free-living; larvae are phoretic in rodents Trans: Zoo stat: 1 Beaver et al. 1984; Coombs and Crompton 1991; Anderson 1992
Rhabditis elongata
Status: 1. Two human cases recorded Dist: PAL-Korea Hab: Alimentary tract Hosts: Free-living, facultative parasite Trans: Zoo stat: 2 Coombs and Crompton 1991
Rhabditis inermis
Status: 1. A record of 17 infected schoolchildren Dist: PAL-Japan Hab: Alimentary tract Hosts: Free-living, facultative parasite Trans: Zoo stat: 2 Coombs and Crompton 1991
STRONGYLOIDIDAE
Strongyloides fuelleborni fuelleborni
Status: 3. Endemic, generally at low levels in forested areas Dist: AETH-Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo Hab: Adult female in small intestine Hosts: 2. Primates; probably maintained in man in some areas 1. Facultative free-living cycle Trans: Larva actively penetrates skin; possible transmammary transmission Zoo stat: 3 Pampiglione and Ricciardi 1972; Coombs and Crompton 1991; Ashford et al. 1992; ICZN 2001
Strongyloides fuellebomi kellyi
Status: 3. Frequently abundant in its very restricted range Dist: AUS-Papua New Guinea Hab: Adult female in small intestine
Hosts: 2. Only known from man 1. Facultative free-living cycle Trans: Larva actively penetrates skin; transmammary transmission strongly suspected, but depends on circumstantial evidence Zoo stat: 4 Coombs and Crompton 1991; Ashford et al. 1992
One other ‘Zoo stat 4’ is restricted to the Australasian Region: Brugia timori.
