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Oestrus ovis causing human ocular myiasis: from countryside to town centre

2009; Wiley; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02026.x

1442-9071

Domenico Otranto, Cinzia Cantacessi, Marilina Santantonio, Giovanni Rizzo,

Insect and Pesticide Research

Clinical & Experimental OphthalmologyVolume 37, Issue 3 p. 327-328 Oestrus ovis causing human ocular myiasis: from countryside to town centre Domenico Otranto PhD, Domenico Otranto PhD 1Department of Public Animal Health and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Search for more papers by this authorCinzia Cantacessi DVM, Cinzia Cantacessi DVM 1Department of Public Animal Health and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and 2Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorMarilina Santantonio PhD, Marilina Santantonio PhD 3Department of Clinical and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; and Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Rizzo PhD, Giovanni Rizzo PhD 3Department of Clinical and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; and Search for more papers by this author Domenico Otranto PhD, Domenico Otranto PhD 1Department of Public Animal Health and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and Search for more papers by this authorCinzia Cantacessi DVM, Cinzia Cantacessi DVM 1Department of Public Animal Health and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and 2Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorMarilina Santantonio PhD, Marilina Santantonio PhD 3Department of Clinical and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; and Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Rizzo PhD, Giovanni Rizzo PhD 3Department of Clinical and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy; and Search for more papers by this author First published: 28 April 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2009.02026.xCitations: 9Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. References 1 Papadopoulos E, Prevot F, Diakou A, Dorchies P. Comparison of infection rates of Oestrus ovis between sheep and goats kept in mixed flocks. Vet Parasitol 2006; 138: 382–5. 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.02.023 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2 Masoodi M, Hosseini K. The respiratory and allergic manifestations of human myiasis caused by larvae of the sheep bot fly (Oestrus ovis): a report of 33 pharyngeal cases from southern Iran. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2003; 97: 75–81. 10.1179/000349802125000000 CASWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3 Anderson JR. Oestrid myiasis in humans. In: DD Colwell, MJR Hall, PJ Scholl, eds. The Oestrid Flies: Biology, Host–Parasite Relationships, Impact and Management. Oxon: CABI Publishing, 2006; 1–362. Google Scholar 4 Hemmersbach-Miller M, Sanchez-Andrade R, Dominguez-Coello A et al. Human Oestrus sp. infection, Canary islands. Emerg Infect Dis 2007; 13: 950–2. 10.3201/eid1306.060882 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 5 F Zumpt, ed. Myiasis in Man and Animals in the Old World. London: Butterworths, 1965. Google Scholar 6 Otranto D, Traversa D, Guida B et al. Molecular characterization of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene of Oestridae species causing obligate myiasis. Med Vet Entomol 2003; 17: 307–15. 10.1046/j.1365-2915.2003.00442.x CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 7 Rizzo G, De Vito D, Rizzo C. A case of cutaneous myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. Parassitologia 1998; 40: 335–7. CASPubMedGoogle Scholar 8 Varani S, Tassinari D, Elleri D et al. A case of furuncular myiasis associated with systemic inflammation. Parasitol Int 2007; 56: 330–3. 10.1016/j.parint.2007.06.002 PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Citing Literature Volume37, Issue3April 2009Pages 327-328 ReferencesRelatedInformation