Title
A case of nasal myiasis due to Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) in a llama (Lama glama)
Other title
Um caso de miíase nasal devido a Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) em lhama (Lama glama)
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Brazilain Coll Veterinary Parasitology
Abstract
Infection by the larval form of Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly) is common in many areas of Peru. This is an obligate parasite of sheep and goats, and it is the cause of oestrosis, or nasal myiasis, which can lead to severe clinical manifestations in livestock. A case of myiasis caused by O. ovis in a llama (Lama glama) in Cuzco, Peru, is reported here. This llama presented with respiratory distress and died due to bilateral hemorrhagic pneumonia. During the necropsy, six intact dipterous larvae were recovered from the nasal fossae and cranial sinuses being identified as O. ovis. This is the first report of nasal myiasis in llamas due to O. ovis in Peru.
Start page
608
End page
610
Volume
22
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84890508947
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria
ISSN of the container
0103846X
Sponsor(s)
Fogarty International Center D43TW008273, R24TW007988
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