title: Wound Myiasis due to Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) in Persian Horned Viper, Pseudocerastes persicus (Squamata: Viperidae).
abstract: A case of myiasis due to Musca domestica describes in Pseudocerastes persicus for the first time. The snake was found in Bari Karafs, Kashan, Iran, with a lesion on its body. Fourteen live larvae of M. domestica removed from its wound. This is the first report of a new larval habitat of M. domestica.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Environment Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dehghani
authors.forename: Mm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sedaghat
authors.forename: M Sabahi
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bidgoli
keywords: Musca domestica; Muscidae; Myiasis; Pseudocerastes persicus