• Transmission is so far unclear. • Infection has been known to spread between isolated enclosures in collections. • It has been postulated that Phoridae fungus gnats may act as mechanical vectors spreading the infection between individual spiders in separate enclosures. • Recent work suggests that mealworm beetles (Tenebrior mollitor) contaminating cricket cultures could bring the parasite into tarantula collections. • Unclear whether this is a zoonotic disease • Closely related nematodes have been reported in difficult to treat deep or anaerobic wounds of humans and mammals. • Caution is advised given that a bite from an infected tarantula could potentially result in a human infection.
Oral Nematodes (Panagrolaimidae)
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Epidemiology
Contagion and Zoonosis
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Oral Nematodes (Panagrolaimidae)
