Background Oestrosis, caused by the larvae of Oestrus ovis, commonly known as sheep
nose bot, is an obligatory cavitary myiasis of sheep and goats. Oestrus ovis is a widespread …

Myiasis is the infestation of living vertebrate animals and humans by the larvae of certain fly
species (Diptera), which feed on the host's living or dead tissues and body fluids. Myiasis in …

Larvae causing obligatory myiasis are numerous and they may affect cutaneous and
subcutaneous tissues, wounds, nasopharyngeal cavities (nasal bots), internal organs and …

Oestrus ovis L.(Diptera: Oestridae) is a cosmopolitan agent of myiasis in sheep and goats.
The parasitic phase begins after adult females deposit first‐stage larvae (L1) into the nostrils …

Myiases-causing flies are widely observed in tropical countries, whereas in Italy, a
temperate country, their epidemiology and clinical presentation are poorly known. We report …

Oestrosis is a worldwide myiasis caused by larvae of the fly Oestrus ovis, which are obligate
parasites of the nasal and sinus cavities of sheep and goats, especially in Mediterranean …

Oestrus ovis (Linnaeus 1761) is a parasite of sheep and goats, in which the fly larvae are
obligatory parasites of nasal and sinus cavities. Oestrosis is endemic in hot and dry regions …

Larvae of Oestrus ovis (Diptera: Oestridae) are ubiquitous parasites of nasal and sinusal
cavities of sheep and goats. According to the chronobiology of O. ovis infections in Sardinia …

Infection with Gasterophilus intestinalis (botfly) larvae often occurs in horses. The aim of the
study was to isolate the larvae of G. intestinalis and evaluate the serum and salivary humoral …

Larval midgut proteins of hematophagous parasites contain strong antigens that can be
used for host immunization. This concept has been applied for immunization of Pelibuey …