A laboratory-based study for first documented case of urinary myiasis caused by larvae of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) in Saudi Arabia.
Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) is one of the medically important insects. Maggots from a urine sample of a 5-year-old Saudi girl were examined microscopically for identification. These maggots were cultured to become adult flies. Larvae and adults were identified using standard keys. Protozoan flagellates were obtained from the gut of the larvae. This is the first report of M. scalaris as a causative agent of urinary human myiasis in Saudi Arabia.
Wakid
Majed H
MH
Department of Medical Technology, Division of Diagnostic Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. mwakid@kau.edu.sa
D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004175:Diptera / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology / Q000502:physiology; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000652:urine*; D012529:Saudi Arabia