Chrysomya bezziana as a Causative Agent of Human Myiasis in Fars Province, Southern Iran

Myiasis is the invasion of body tissues of humans or animals by the larvae of the Diptera or two-winged flies. The various forms of myiasis may be classified from clinical or entomological point. This study describes the existence of Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) cases as a causative a...

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Autores principales: Faramarzi, A, Rasekhi, AR, Kalantari, M, Hatam, GR
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3385523/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808374
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Sumario:Myiasis is the invasion of body tissues of humans or animals by the larvae of the Diptera or two-winged flies. The various forms of myiasis may be classified from clinical or entomological point. This study describes the existence of Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) cases as a causative agent of myiasis in 18 and 87 year-old men in two different regions in Fars Province. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of mentioned species in this province.

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