Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Myiasis in domestic cats caused by three fly species in northern Italy
By Pezzi, Marco et al.·Published in Parasitology research·2017·Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Italy·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Facultative myiasis of domestic cats by Sarcophaga argyrostoma (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), Calliphora vicina and Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in northern Italy.
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Plain-English summary
Five domestic cats in northern Italy were found to have myiasis, a condition where fly larvae infest the skin or body, caused by different types of flies. Three of the cases involved wounds, while one affected the ear and another involved the eye. This was the first time one of the fly species was reported to cause myiasis in cats, and it was also the first report of another species causing this issue in cats in Italy. Treatment details were not specified, but addressing myiasis typically involves removing the larvae and treating any wounds.
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Abstract
We describe five cases of myiasis of domestic cats, Felis silvestris catus L. (Carnivora: Felidae), reported in 2016 in northern Italy and caused by three Diptera species: Sarcophaga argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Sarcophagidae), Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy and Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Calliphoridae). Three were cases of traumatic myiasis, one by S. argyrostoma and two by L. sericata, one was a case of auricular myiasis by C. vicina and one was a case of ophthalmomyiasis caused by an association of L. sericata and C. vicina. The myiasis by S. argyrostoma is the first reported case of this species in a cat, whereas the two myiases by C. vicina are the first reported cases in cats in Italy.
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