Myiasis is the invasion of animal or human tissues by the larval stage of flies (Diptera). It is an accidental infestation in human. In this report a rural fifty-six-year old patient with myiasis on the scalp is presented. He was referred to clinic with a mass on his left temporo-occipital area. There was no history of trauma to his head or presence of ulcer on his scalp. In physical examinatio...

a coloured plate illustrating its life-history, and notes of 40 cases of cutaneous myiasis, will appear in due course in the Indian Journal of Medical Research. As some time must elapse before this paper is published, I thought it might interest Medical and Veterinary Officers if I briefly stated the results of this investigation. On hatching out the first specimens of the fly, I thought it was...

Background: Some members of family Calliphoridae are myiasis agents and mechanical vectors of some pathogens. The aim of this study was to measure the biodiversity and synanthropy behaviour of Calliphoridae flies in Abadan, Khuzestan province. Methods:Data were collected based on a monthly schedule during March to December 2014 in urban, semi-urban and rural e...

Myiasis caused by Calliphorid and Oestrid flies constitute a major threat to the development of livestock industry in Kingdom Saudi Arabia. Increased veterinary concerns recently paid frequent reports on enteric pathogens larvae these flies. Although importance sheep goats Arabia, geographic distribution limits infestation caprine has never been highlighted. ArcGIS software was used assess spat...

Myiasis is the condition or conditions resulting from the invasion of the tissues and organs of man and other animals by the eggs or larvae of dipterous flies. Such invasion may be simple, i.e. without any severe constitutional disturbances, or may result in violent disturbances causing even death. According to the site of invasion one may have cutaneous, dermal, intestinal, urinary, nasal, ora...