title: External ophthalmomyiasis caused by Oestrus ovis: a rare case report from India.
abstract: Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. sideyedoc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: Ashish K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Asthana
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000469:parasitology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007814:Larva; D009198:Myiasis / Q000469:parasitology*