title: [Cavicola myiasis caused by many Oestrus ovis (Linnaeus, 1761, Diptera: Oestridae) larvae in a sheep].
abstract: When the head of a sheep was split into two along its longitudinal axis during a pathological examination, a large number of Oestrus ovis larvae were found in the nasal cavities, middle nasal meatus and sinuses of the sheep. A total of 114 Oestrus ovis larvae were collected, including 87 (76.32%) first stage larvae, 25 (21.93%) second stage larvae and 2 (1.75%) third stage larvae from the regions given above.
authors.affiliation: Selçuk Universitesi veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dali, Konya. uuslu@selcuk.edu.tr
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.forename: Bilal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology*; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000469:parasitology*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*