Myiasis in domestic animals in Israel.
Dipteran larvae were collected from wounds of 78 domestic animals. The larvae were identified as follows: Wohlfahrtia magnifica, taken from dogs (the majority), goats, sheep, camels, horses and one cat; Lucilia sericata, from cats, sheep, one horse, and one dog together with Chrysomya albiceps; Przhevalskiana silenus from goats and Musca domestica from one sheep. The animals were treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory agents and insecticides and most animals fully recovered. We believe this to be the first record of L. sericata and C. albiceps taken together from a dog. Likewise, the presence of W. magnifica in cats appears to be a first record.
Schnur
H J
HJ
Laboratory of Entomology, Ministry of Health, P.O. Box 34410, Jerusalem, Israel. Tilly.schnur@eliav.heath.gov.il
Zivotofsky
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Wilamowski
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D009198:Myiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*
D000977:Antiparasitic Agents