title: First report of Oriental latrine flies causing vaginal myiasis in human.
abstract: The present paper reports a case of human vaginal myiasis in a 22 year old woman. This is the first report of this fly species to cause vaginal myiasis in human till now. The infested maggots were removed from the vagina and cultured in laboratory. Entomological studies on the emerged flies showed that the infested larvae were Oriental latrine flyChrysomya megacephalaFabricius. Clinical presentation and treatment strategies are discussed also.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Bankura Sammilani Medical College & Hospital, Gobindanagar, Bankura, 722102 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Prabhat Chandra
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Sonamukhi College, Sonamukhi, Bankura, 722 207 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Santanu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mahato
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Bankura Sammilani Medical College & Hospital, Gobindanagar, Bankura, 722102 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Barunoday
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Sonamukhi College, Sonamukhi, Bankura, 722 207 West Bengal India.
authors.forename: Shuvra Kanti
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sinha
keywords: Chrysomya megacephala; Human; Myiasis; Vaginal