title: Morphological and Molecular Characteristic of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Larvae as the Cause of Urinary Myiasis.
abstract: We report a case of urinary myiasis occurring in a 60-yr-old Iranian male patient with urinary tract problems and a history of travel to Thailand who was referred to Shafagh Medical Laboratory in Tehran (Iran). Larvae excreted in the patient's urine were conﬁrmed by morphological identification key and DNA barcoding to belong to the species Megaselia scalaris Loew, which is known as the scuttle fly. Based on the patient's history, he was infected with M. scalaris in Thailand. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of urinary myiasis caused by M. scalaris in Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Pasteur Institute of Iran, Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Tehran, Iran ( rahmatsolgi@yahoo.com; navidmvrg@gmail.com; raz_biotech@yahoo.com; zakeris@yahoo.com ).|Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Solgi
authors.affiliation: Pasteur Institute of Iran, Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Tehran, Iran (rahmatsolgi@yahoo.com; navidmvrg@gmail.com; raz_biotech@yahoo.com; zakeris@yahoo.com).
authors.forename: N Dinparast
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Djadid
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran (shafaghlab@yahoo.com).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eslamifar
authors.affiliation: Pasteur Institute of Iran, Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Tehran, Iran (rahmatsolgi@yahoo.com; navidmvrg@gmail.com; raz_biotech@yahoo.com; zakeris@yahoo.com).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.affiliation: Pasteur Institute of Iran, Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Tehran, Iran (rahmatsolgi@yahoo.com; navidmvrg@gmail.com; raz_biotech@yahoo.com; zakeris@yahoo.com).
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zakeri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007492:Iran; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013785:Thailand; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV
keywords: Diptera; Megaselia scalaris; Urinary myiasis; molecular analysis