| Literature DB >> 28803354 |
Marco Pezzi1,2, Daniel Whitmore3, Teresa Bonacci4, Carlo Nicola Francesco Del Zingaro5, Milvia Chicca6, Massimo Lanfredi6, Marilena Leis6,7.
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.Entities:
Keywords: Calliphora vicina; Cat; Facultative myiasis; Italy; Lucilia sericata; Sarcophaga argyrostoma
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28803354 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5582-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289