Myiasis in domestic animals in Israel

Dipteran larvae were collected from wounds of 78 domestic animals. The larvae were identified as follows: Wohlfahrtia magnifica, taken from dogs (the majority), goats, sheep, camels, horses and one cat; Lucilia sericata, from cats, sheep, one horse, and one dog together with Chrysomya albiceps; Przh...

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Published in:Veterinary parasitology 2009-05, Vol.161 (3), p.352-355
Main Authors: Schnur, H.J., Zivotofsky, D., Wilamowski, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Domestic - parasitology
Antiparasitic Agents - therapeutic use
Domestic animals
Israel
Israel - epidemiology
Myiasis
Myiasis - epidemiology
Myiasis - veterinary
Parasitic Diseases, Animal - drug therapy
Parasitic Diseases, Animal - epidemiology
Parasitic Diseases, Animal - parasitology
Wohlfahrtia magnifica
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Summary:Dipteran larvae were collected from wounds of 78 domestic animals. The larvae were identified as follows: Wohlfahrtia magnifica, taken from dogs (the majority), goats, sheep, camels, horses and one cat; Lucilia sericata, from cats, sheep, one horse, and one dog together with Chrysomya albiceps; Przhevalskiana silenus from goats and Musca domestica from one sheep. The animals were treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agents and insecticides and most animals fully recovered. We believe this to be the first record of L. sericata and C. albiceps taken together from a dog. Likewise, the presence of W. magnifica in cats appears to be a first record.
ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.01.026