the first record of linguatula serrata infection of two-humped camel (camelus bactrinus) in iran

linguatula serrata, is a cosmopolitan zoonotic parasite. adult of l. serrrata parasitize the nasopharynx of canids. con­suming raw glandular material of infected intermediate hosts (camel, sheep, cattle, goat, etc.) can infect human. in iran, two-humped camel is merely found in cold regions (ardabil and east azarbijan provinces) and is in danger of extinc­tion. a seven-year-old two-humped male camel, due to car accident injury was sent to slaughterhouse of tabriz, iran. in meat inspection practice, the visceral organs were taken out. a small red nodule having a white center was observed at the surface of the left lobe of lung. to study more, the whole of the left lobe of lung was sent to the parasitology labora­tory. one nymph of l. serrata was separated from the specimen. this is the first report of infection with l. serrate of two-humped camel in iran.