Wohlfahrtiosis in Italy: a case in a puppy and overview of geographical distribution

The report describes a case of urogenital myiasis in a puppy,Canis lupus familiaris(Carnivora: Canidae) caused byWohlfahrtia magnifica(Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Calabria, southern Italy. This species is an obligatory agent of myiasis in human and other warm-blooded vertebrates. The puppy was health...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Brno
Main Authors: Marco Pezzi, Giuseppe Curia, Teresa Bonacci, Chiara Scapoli
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
General Veterinary
Canis lupus
Online Access:https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/119315
https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202089020171
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Summary:The report describes a case of urogenital myiasis in a puppy,Canis lupus familiaris(Carnivora: Canidae) caused byWohlfahrtia magnifica(Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Calabria, southern Italy. This species is an obligatory agent of myiasis in human and other warm-blooded vertebrates. The puppy was healthy and was not living near farm animals, usual hosts of this flesh fly. An overview of cases of human and animal myiasis caused byW. magnificain Italy and of data and specimens documented in entomology museum collections is also reported.

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