Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Myiasis caused by fly larvae in dogs, cats, and farm animals in Israel
By Schnur, H J et al.·Published in Veterinary parasitology·2009·Laboratory of Entomology·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Myiasis in domestic animals in Israel.
Plain-English summary
A group of domestic animals, including dogs, cats, goats, sheep, camels, and horses, were found with fly larvae in their wounds, a condition known as myiasis. The animals were treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medications, and insecticides, leading to full recovery for most of them. Notably, this case marks the first time certain fly species were identified together in a dog and the first record of a specific fly species found in cats.
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Abstract
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.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19251365/