Cutaneous myiasis in cats and dogs: Cases, predisposing conditions and risk factors

• Published in: Veterinary Medicine and Science
• Main Authors: Pezzi M., Scapoli C., Chicca M., Leis M., Marchetti M. G., Del Zingaro C. N. F., Vicentini C. B., Mamolini E., Giangaspero A., Bonacci T.
• Other Authors: Pezzi, M., Scapoli, C., Chicca, M., Leis, M., Marchetti, M. G., Del Zingaro, C. N. F., Vicentini, C. B., Mamolini, E., Giangaspero, A., Bonacci, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Calliphora vicina; cutaneous myiasis; Lucilia sericata; pets; predisposing conditions; risk factors; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2440280; https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.370; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vms3.370

Two cases of cutaneous myiasis diagnosed in 2018 in Emilia-Romagna region (northern Italy) were reported. The first one, described in a domestic cat Felis silvestris catus L. (Carnivora: Felidae) and caused by Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae), was the first one of this type ever reported in Italy in cats. The second one was described in a domestic dog Canis lupus familiaris L. (Carnivora: Canidae) and caused by Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and was unusual because it occurred in absence of lesions. An extensive literature search on cutaneous myiasis in these two domestic animal species was performed in order to draw attention to predisposing conditions and risk factors.