title: Myiasis by Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) in a python affected by pulmonitis.
abstract: Myiases are caused by the presence of maggots in vertebrate tissues and organs. Myiases have been studied widely in humans, farm animals, and pets, whereas reports of myiasis in reptiles are scarce. We describe a case of myiasis caused by the Megaselia scalaris (Loew) in an Indian python (Python molurus bivittatus, Kuhl) (Ophida: Boidae). The python, 15 yr old, born and reared in a terrarium in the mainland of Venice (Italy), was affected by diffuse, purulent pneumonia caused by Burkholderia cepacia. The severe infestation of maggots found in the lungs during an autopsy indicated at a myiasis.
authors: Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, HD1 3DH, United Kingdom. stefano.vanin@gmail.com
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Vanin
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mazzariol
authors: M L
authors: ML
authors: Menandro
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lafisca
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Turchetto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D017821:Boidae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D009198:Myiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*