A case of nasal myiasis due to Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) in a llama (Lama glama).
Infection by the larval form of Oestrus ovis (sheep bot fly) is common in many areas of Peru. This is an obligate parasite of sheep and goats, and it is the cause of oestrosis, or nasal myiasis, which can lead to severe clinical manifestations in livestock. A case of myiasis caused by O. ovis in a llama (Lama glama) in Cuzco, Peru, is reported here. This llama presented with respiratory distress and died due to bilateral hemorrhagic pneumonia. During the necropsy, six intact dipterous larvae were recovered from the nasal fossae and cranial sinuses being identified as O. ovis. This is the first report of nasal myiasis in llamas due to O. ovis in Peru.
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
Luis Antonio
LA
Gomez-Puerta
Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North GraftonMA, USA, Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, MA, USA.
Karen Ann
KA
Alroy
Department of Animal Health, Inversiones Veterinarias S. A., Lima, Peru, Department of Animal Health, Inversiones Veterinarias S. A., Lima, Peru.
Daniel Santiago
DS
Ticona
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
Maria Teresa
MT
Lopez-Urbina
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM, Lima, Peru.
Armando Emiliano
AE
Gonzalez
D000818:Animals; D002161:Camelids, New World; D004175:Diptera; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*