Javad Rafinejad1, Kamran Akbarzadeh1, Yavar Rassi1, Jamasp Nozari2, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat1, Mostafa Hosseini3, Hamzeh Alipour4, Abdolmajid Ranjbar5, Danial Zeinali6. 1. Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agronomy Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 4. Faculty of Public Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 5. Agricultural Jihad of Fars province, Management of Darab Agricultural Jihad, Darab, Iran. 6. Agricultural Jihad of Fars province, Management of Abadeh Agricultural Jihad, Abadeh, Iran.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To study agents of animal wound myiasis in various geographical districts of Fars province. METHODS: This study has been done in Fars province, located in the southern part of Iran. Sums of 10 358 domestic animals have been visited from April 2011 to March 2012. The infected wounds in any parts of animal body were sampled by means of forceps. RESULTS: About 61% of all animal wound myiasis were caused by larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The most wound myiasis cases due to this species occurred in central part of Fars province. There wasn't any significant difference between sheep and goat in infestation with myiasis (P>0.05). The infestation rate of myiasis in cattle community was 0.86%. CONCLUSIONS: The infestation rate of livestock was lower than other works in Iran and some other countries like Saudi Arabia. Chrysomya bezziana has been mentioned as main myiasis agent in Iran. But in this study it cleared that similarly to some European countries, the common animal myiasis agent in Iran is Wohlfahrtia magnifica. Introducing new species as principal agent for myiasis can help public health and animal husbandry policy makers to prepare sufficient and effective control and/or preventive measures for this disease.
OBJECTIVE: To study agents of animal wound myiasis in various geographical districts of Fars province. METHODS: This study has been done in Fars province, located in the southern part of Iran. Sums of 10 358 domestic animals have been visited from April 2011 to March 2012. The infected wounds in any parts of animal body were sampled by means of forceps. RESULTS: About 61% of all animal wound myiasis were caused by larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The most wound myiasis cases due to this species occurred in central part of Fars province. There wasn't any significant difference between sheep and goat in infestation with myiasis (P>0.05). The infestation rate of myiasis in cattle community was 0.86%. CONCLUSIONS: The infestation rate of livestock was lower than other works in Iran and some other countries like Saudi Arabia. Chrysomya bezziana has been mentioned as main myiasis agent in Iran. But in this study it cleared that similarly to some European countries, the common animal myiasis agent in Iran is Wohlfahrtia magnifica. Introducing new species as principal agent for myiasis can help public health and animal husbandry policy makers to prepare sufficient and effective control and/or preventive measures for this disease.
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Iran; Sheep and goats; Traumatic myiasis; Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Authors: Kamran Akbarzadeh; Javad Rafinejad; Hamzeh Alipour; Akbar Biglarian Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Date: 2012-09 Impact factor: 0.267
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