[The genus Anastrepha (Diptera; Tephritidae) in the principal fruits of Costa Rica and its reduction to human pseudomyiasis].
Three species of Anastrepha are usually found independently in 9 fruits from different regions of Costa Rica. A striata was found in 5, and A. serpentina and A. obliqua in each of 3 different fruits. During the harvest season, these larvae frequently produce intestinal pseudomyiasis, especially in children.
D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D004175:Diptera; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000209:etiology*
El género Anastrepha (Diptera; Tephritidae) en las principales frutas de Costa Rica y su relación con pseudomiasis humana.