Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A new approach for the diagnosis of myiasis of animals: the example of horse nasal myiasis.
- Journal:
- Veterinary parasitology
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Traversa, Donato & Otranto, Domenico
- Affiliation:
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences · Italy
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
The myiasis caused by larvae of Rhinoestrus purpureus and Rhinoestrus usbekistanicus (Diptera, Oestridae) are of importance in the horse medicine since it causes severe respiratory diseases. Therefore an accurate diagnosis of rhinoestrosis is central to its epidemiology and control. This paper describes concisely a molecular diagnostic tool that overcomes the current inherent diagnostic constraints and, therefore, is of importance to understand the actual incidence and epidemiology of this myiasis in live horses.
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