Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar ...

External ophthalmomyiasis, usually caused by the sheep nasal bot fly, Oestrus ovis L., is characteristically a benign disorder in humans, but may rarely cause severe complications. It occurs on most of the inhabited Hawaiian islands, and is more common than indicated by previously published reports. A typical case is presented along with the fly's life cycle, clinical features, and management.

OBJECTIVE We report a rare case of a 51-year-old woman with ocular and nasal infestation by Oestrus ovis. METHOD Clinical case report and review of current literature regarding nasal and ophthalmomyiasis. RESULTS Myiasis is infestation of the tissues and organs of vertebrates by certain dipteran fly larvae. Oestrus ovis myiasis is endemic in the region from North Africa to South Asia, but f...

IntrodUl .. :tion Human ophLhalmomyiasis due to infestation with the larvae of the sbeep nasal bot fl y Oestrus ovi.\· has beeo known for 70 ye_ars l and the parasite is widely distributed in the Mediterranean , Russia , lndia, South Afri ca, Canada and th e USA. There has been no report of cases from Cyprus in spite of many cases occurring each year am ong the local community. Three ~ases of O...