Tungiasis and myiasis are common ectoparasitic infestations that occur in developing
countries in the tropics, particularly where poverty and poor standards of basic hygiene exist …

Abstract Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel, 1858), the New World screwworm, causes
primary myiasis in wild and domestic animals in tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil …

We report a rare case of myiasis caused simultaneously by three dipterous species. A 54 yr-
old indigent patient was admitted to Andaraí Hospital with painful eruptions on the scalp …

Trata-se de um estudo epidemiológico descritivo com o objetivo de avaliar a ocorrência de
miíases humanas em áreas urbanas de quatro municípios do Estado do Rio de Janeiro …

This was a descriptive epidemiological study with the aim of evaluating the occurrence of
human myiasis in urban areas of four municipalities in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Seventy …

Myiases are infestations with dipteran larvae in both necrosed and living tissues, the food
source of these insects. These illnesses occur in warm humid climates, and are most …

Myasis is the infestation by fly larvae (Diptera) in live vertebrates including humans. Myasis
has been reported most commonly in tropical and subtropical areas around the world with …

The genital localized myiasis is a rare zooparasitic dermatosis. This case reported to a
penile myiasis by Dermatobia hominis larvae in a 62 year-old man, who is a retired military …

Abstract Musca domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)(Diptera: Muscidae), popularly known as
“housefly”, is a highly synanthropic species, with economic, medical-sanitary, veterinary, and …

ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Myiasis is caused by larval infestation that usually occurs in
exposed wounds. Dermatobia hominis is the most common fly species responsible for this …