Armillifer armillatus is a species of tongue worm in the subclass Pentastomida[1] occurring in tropical Africa.
Ingested eggs develop into nymphs that invade different visceral organs causing a disease called porocephalosis.
Humans have been infected by eating undercooked snake meat or through direct contact.
Most human infections are asymptomatic, some are debilitating, or rarely even lethal.
[5] Most of the pythons sold for human consumption at the rural bushmeat markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo host Armillifer armillatus.