Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Mexico: morphological and molecular identification using the cytochrome oxidase I gene

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Fernando Martínez-Hernández, Maria Elisa Vega-Memije, Guiehdani Villalobos, Diego Perez-Rojas, Daniel Asz-Sigall, Nancy Rivas, Ricardo Alejandre, Pablo Maravilla, Mirza Romero Valdovinos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
• Subjects: Dermatobia hominis; Myiasis; Cytochrome oxidase I ( coxI ); Mitochondrial genes; Molecular markers; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201961045; https://doaj.org/article/8426f641e26347c8b5987dd6c6a9ff4a

ABSTRACT Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis , the human botfly, is frequent in the Americas, however, scarce morphological and molecular information exist regarding this dipteran. We describe three cases in urban areas of Mexico were D. hominis is not endemic. Morphological and genetic identification were performed using the cytochrome oxidase I as a molecular marker. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene is useful for inferring the genetic divergence of D. hominis .