title: Traumatic myiasis agents in Iran with introducing of new dominant species, Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study agents of animal wound myiasis in various geographical districts of Fars province.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study has been done in Fars province, located in the southern part of Iran. Sums of 10 358 domestic animals have been visited from April 2011 to March 2012. The infected wounds in any parts of animal body were sampled by means of forceps.
  
  
  RESULTS
  About 61% of all animal wound myiasis were caused by larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica. The most wound myiasis cases due to this species occurred in central part of Fars province. There wasn't any significant difference between sheep and goat in infestation with myiasis (P>0.05). The infestation rate of myiasis in cattle community was 0.86%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The infestation rate of livestock was lower than other works in Iran and some other countries like Saudi Arabia. Chrysomya bezziana has been mentioned as main myiasis agent in Iran. But in this study it cleared that similarly to some European countries, the common animal myiasis agent in Iran is Wohlfahrtia magnifica. Introducing new species as principal agent for myiasis can help public health and animal husbandry policy makers to prepare sufficient and effective control and/or preventive measures for this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rafinejad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akbarzadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Yavar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rassi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agronomy Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
authors.forename: Jamasp
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nozari
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Mehdi
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sedaghat
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Public Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamzeh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alipour
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Jihad of Fars province, Management of Darab Agricultural Jihad, Darab, Iran.
authors.forename: Abdolmajid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranjbar
authors.affiliation: Agricultural Jihad of Fars province, Management of Abadeh Agricultural Jihad, Abadeh, Iran.
authors.forename: Danial
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zeinali
keywords: Iran; Sheep and goats; Traumatic myiasis; Wohlfahrtia magnifica