title: Canine Wound Myiasis Caused byLucilia sericata(Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Korea.
abstract: Myiasis is a relatively common infection of animals kept as pets, although only 1 case of canine myiasis has been described so far in the Republic of Korea. In the present study, we report an additional case of canine wound myiasis with identification of its causative agent,Lucilia sericata. An 8-year-old male Siberian husky dog was referred with anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea to the Chungbuk National University Veterinary Medical Center, Cheongju-si (city), Chungcheongbuk-do (province), Korea in July 2013. Physical examination indicated the patient had a deep wound filled with a maggot swarm as a left gluteal lesion. A total of 216 maggots were removed by forceps, and the wounded area was sponged with gauzes and disinfected with 70% alcohol and a povidone-iodine solution. After daily care and suturing the wound, the patient was discharged at day 19 after admission. Recovered worms possessed morphological characteristics similar to those ofL. sericata, namely, a sub-cylindrical body with 6-8 lobed anterior spiracles, round shaped with a button surrounded by a peritremal ring with no gaps, and similar distances between dorsal, median, and outer papillae of the 12th segment. Additionally,cox1partial sequences (528 bp) obtained in the present study showed 100% identity with those ofL. sericata(GenBank no. KT272854.1).L. sericatais indicated as a pathogen of myiasis infection not only in humans, but also in animals kept as pets in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Seongjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Dongmin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Hansol
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeong-Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Hakhyun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji-Houn
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Cha-Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Jee
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Keeseon S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Eom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003646:Debridement; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D004203:Disinfection; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Lucilia sericata; cox1; identification; wound myiasis