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Myiasis by Cordylobia anthropophaga and C. rodhaini (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Polish travelers to Africa with new molecular data.
J Med Entomol
January 2025
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, Gdańsk 80-308, Poland.
Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of soft vertebrate tissues by larval stages of Diptera. We briefly described the lesion-causing genus Cordylobia Grünberg (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Three Polish travelers to Uganda, Gambia, and Senegal returned with furuncular myiasis.
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Acta Trop
December 2024
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. Electronic address:
Cutaneous myiasis caused by various Calliphoridae dipteran species is prevalent worldwide and is of particular veterinary and public health concern. Recently, in a scientific exploration of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program to Chad, Africa, we observed that dogs with mutilated ears, based on local awareness, were caused by cutaneous myiasis. In this study, we analyzed epidemiological, morphological, and molecular data on cutaneous myiasis in dogs from Chad.
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Cureus
April 2024
Department of Laboratory and Blood Bank, Security Forces Hospital, Makkah, SAU.
Human myiasis is caused by the invasion of tissue or organs by maggots of certain dipterous flies. The present case is of an eight-year-old boy complaining of painful swelling in the scrotum with localized discharge. A maggot was removed and sent to a specialized laboratory for identification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase Report: Ophthalmomyiasis Externa Caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga Masquerading as a Lid Abscess.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
July 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria.
Myiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by the larvae of dipterous flies. Cutaneous infestation is the predominant type documented in sub-Saharan Africa, and ocular involvement is uncommon. We report the rare occurrence of a case of eyelid ophthalmomyiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga in a Nigerian female to raise awareness among practitioners in both tropical and nonendemic areas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
March 2024
Central South University, Department of Medical Parasitology, Changsha City, China.
Article Synopsis
- Human myiasis is a parasitic infection caused by various fly species, primarily affecting humans in Sub-Saharan Africa, where it's under-reported and its prevalence is unclear.
- A systematic review of 75 articles identified 157 cases, with the most common causative fly being Cordylobia anthropophaga, mostly affecting travelers returning from SSA, with cutaneous myiasis as the leading presentation.
- The study suggests increasing awareness about human myiasis among both international travelers and local populations to improve prevention and control efforts.
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