MYIASIS

Infestation of human organs or

tissue by fly maggots ( Ordo Diptera)
Feed on the hosts dead or living tissue
most often in tropical and sub-
tropical regions
Zoonosis disease
Yewhalaw D et al (2007) did research of
cutaneous myiasis in Ethiopia : rural areas
(55.8%) and urban (50.8%).
Myiasis was reported to be common in the
lower extremities (65.6%), upper
extremities (56.7%)
The flies of Calliphoridae in Africa and
Dermatobia hominis in South America
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From : canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca
Specific myiasis (obligatory) :
larvae feed on tissue of human and
animal : Dermatobia
Semi specific myiasis (facultative) :
Deposit eggs in decaying flesh or
vegetable matter or human tissue
Accidental myiasis :
flies that deposit eggs on foods stuffs
and accidentally swallowed
Classified anatomically :
Skin / subcutaneous
Nasopharynx myiasis
Intestinal myiasis
Urogenital myiasis
Ocular myiasis



The most common:
itching (94.0%),
pus discharge (82.9%)
papules (79.5%).
Larvae of Oestros ovis
Source: www.ams.ac.ir
Resources : The Diptera Site
(www.sel.arc.usda.gov)
Source: Health-healths
Source: Health-healths
Source: Daniel K Abe et al, 2009
(www.scielo.br)
Source: Medchrome.com
Source: blog.reuters.com
Detection of larvae
Diagnosis species:
identification of posterior spiracle
Identification of adult flies : rearing in
the laboratory
Treatment
Get rid of larvae
Intestinal myasis: laxative
deals with feeding insects that
typically infest human remains
(necrophagous).
detection of abuse in children and
neglect of the elderly.
to determine the postmortem interval
or "time since death" in homicide
investigations.
Corpse of a 53-yr-old male were discovered
indoors, cachectic vagabond without sign of
decomposition and mummification : he died
within 1 day before investigation.
Autopsy: a large squamous cell carcinoma
lesion, heavily infested with third instars
Source : SUKONTASON, K L et al (2005)
Identification of larva species by
morphology of spiracle posterior
compare to key identification of species
of myasis-causing fly larvae
Rearing the larvae in laboratory and
identify the adult fly