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 by Wohlfahrtia 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 he...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Brno
Main Authors: Bonacci T., Curia G., Scapoli C., Pezzi M.
Other Authors: Bonacci, T., Curia, G., Scapoli, C., Pezzi, M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Canine
urogenital myiasis
Wohlfahrtia magnifica
Canis lupus
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2440268
https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202089020171
https://actavet.vfu.cz/89/2/0171/
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Summary:The report describes a case of urogenital myiasis in a puppy, Canis lupus familiaris (Carnivora: Canidae) caused by Wohlfahrtia 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 by W. magnifica in Italy and of data and specimens documented in entomology museum collections is also reported.

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