[First Algerian case of human otomyiasis from Chrysomya bezziana].
In Algeria, Human myiasis, essentially ophtalmomyiasis, are known for a long time. Most of cases are due to Oestrus ovis. In this papers the authors report, in a shepherd, the first case of otomyiasis due to Chrysomya bezziana larvae, a species still unknown in North Africa. This observation which indicates the presence of the species in a Northern part of Algeria is also the first report of the insect outside of its endemic traditional area.
Abed-Benamara
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Laboratoire de parasitologie et mycologie, Hôpital Mustapha, C.H.U. Alger Centre-Alger.
Achir
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Rodhain
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Perez-Eid
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D000293:Adolescent; D000462:Algeria; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology