Reindeer warble fly-associated human myiasis, Scandinavia

• Published in: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Authors: Kan B, Asbakk K, Fossen K, Nilssen A, Panadero R, OTRANTO, Domenico
• Other Authors: Kan, B, Asbakk, K, Fossen, K, Nilssen, A, Panadero, R, Otranto, Domenico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Hypoderma tarandi; Scandinavia; human; myiasi; parasite; reindeer warble fly; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11586/92898; https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.130145

We report migratory myiasis that occurred during 1991–2012 caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi (Technical Appendix Figures 1, 2), in 7 tourists to reindeer habitats of northern Scandinavia. We also report 2 additional women (patients 8 and 9), independent of each other, who were asymptomatic but sought medical care in August 2012 after finding 30–60 parasite eggs in scalp hair 3 days after hiking in Kebnekaise and Jämtland Mountains (northern Sweden), respectively.