Chrysomya bezziana: a case report in a dog from Southern China and review of the Chinese literature

Chrysomya bezziana is an obligate, myiasis-causing fly in humans and warm-blooded animals throughout the tropical and subtropical Old World. We report a case of cutaneous myiasis due to C. bezziana in a dog from Guangxi province in China. A total of 35 maggots were removed from the lesions. Direct s...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2019-12, Vol.118 (12), p.3237-3240
Main Authors: Fang, Fang, Chang, Qinghua, Sheng, Zhaoan, Zhang, Yu, Yin, Zhijuan, Guillot, Jacques
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arthropods and Medical Entomology - Original Paper
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Case reports
China
Chrysochlorina bezziana
Cytochrome b
Cytochromes b - genetics
Diptera - genetics
Diptera - growth & development
Diptera - physiology
Dog Diseases - parasitology
Dogs
Haplotypes
Humans
Immunology
Larva - genetics
Larva - growth & development
Larva - physiology
Maggots
Male
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Mitochondria
Myiasis
Myiasis - parasitology
Myiasis - veterinary
Pest control
Spinosad
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Summary:Chrysomya bezziana is an obligate, myiasis-causing fly in humans and warm-blooded animals throughout the tropical and subtropical Old World. We report a case of cutaneous myiasis due to C. bezziana in a dog from Guangxi province in China. A total of 35 maggots were removed from the lesions. Direct sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene showed that the specimen belonged to haplotype CB_bezz02, which was previously reported in Malaysia and the Gulf region. This paper also reviews reported cases of screwworm myiasis from humans and animals in China. Geographical records indicate that the distribution of C. bezziana is expanding, suggesting that an integrated pest management control should be taken into consideration in China.
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-019-06464-x