Cochliomyia hominivorax myiasis in a colony of stray cats (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758) in Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Cochliomyia hominivorax infestation in domestic cats of an urban colony in the city of Rio de Janeiro is described. The overall prevalence over the period 2001-2005 was 12.5%. Only adult cats were found infested and among these, most cases were observed in males (28%) (p < or = 0.05). The most frequently infested areas of the cats' bodies were the face and nape of the neck. Most lesions were found on the front part of the body of adult males (80%), suggesting that myiasis occur in consequence of competitive fighting wounds.
Mendes-de-Almeida
Flavya
F
Departamento de Patologia e Clínica, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Faculdade de Veterinária, Rua Vital Brazil 64, Niterói, RJ 24230-340, Brazil. fma@centroin.com.br
Labarthe
Norma
N
Guerrero
Jorge
J
Landau-Remy
Gabriella
G
Rodrigues
Daniela Prado
DP
Borja
Gonzalo Efrain Moya
GE
Pereira
Maria Julia Salim
MJ
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015995:Prevalence