Incidence of myiasis among humans—a review

A Singh, Z Singh - Parasitology Research, 2015 - Springer
Myiasis, the infestation of tissues of live humans and other vertebrate animals with dipteran
larvae (maggots), is a phenomenon of widespread occurrence throughout the tropical …

[HTML][HTML] Review on forensic importance of myiasis: Focus on medicolegal issues on post-mortem interval estimation and neglect evaluation

V Bugelli, I Tarozzi, N Galante, S Bortolini… - Legal Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Myiasis is the infestation of live vertebrates by dipterous larvae that feed on living or necrotic
tissues, liquid body substances or ingested food and develop in or on the vertebrate body. In …

Diptera (Insecta) de importância forense da região Neotropical

ACF Alves, WE dos Santos, AJ Creão-Duarte - Entomotropica, 2014 - saber.ucv.ve
Uma compilação de registros das principais espécies de moscas encontradas em carcaças
e cadáveres na região Neotropical, incluindo o substrato, ambiente e distribuição …

Oral myiasis: Analysis of cases reported in the English literature from 1990 to 2020

JBS Dos Passos, LV Coelho… - Special Care in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Myiasis is an infection caused by the deposition of fly larvae in tissues, and its involvement
in the human oral cavity is uncommon. Herein, we have performed a data analysis of …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the occurrence of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Brazil

LM Costa-Júnior, DP Chaves, DRB Brito… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel, 1858), the New World screwworm, causes
primary myiasis in wild and domestic animals in tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil …

Human oestriasis acquired in Florence and review on human myiasis in Italy

L Zammarchi, A Giorni, S Gabrielli, M Strohmeyer… - Parasitology …, 2014 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and antifungal activity of novel organic compounds found in cuticular and internal lipids of medically important flies

M Gołębiowski, M Cerkowniak, A Urbanek… - Microbiological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Novel organic compounds found in the cuticular and internal lipids of medically important
flies were identified. Uracil, 9-tricosene, 1-oleoyl glycerol, dimethyl suberate and butyl …

Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) associated with pig carcasses in a Caatinga area, Northeastern Brazil

ACF Alves, WE Santos, R Farias… - Neotropical …, 2014 - Springer
Studies that focused on Calliphoridae associated with pig carcasses are abundant in
southern and southeastern Brazil; however, there are few in northeast. Here, we present an …

Human wound myiasis caused by Phormia regina and Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis in Minia Governorate, Egypt

EH Abdel-Hafeez, RM Mohamed, US Belal… - Parasitology …, 2015 - Springer
Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of human by the larvae (maggots) of dipterous fly that
grow within the host while feeding on its tissue. Cutaneous myiasis is the most considerably …

Flies and the mouth

Y Hassona, C Scully, M Aguida… - Journal of investigative …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Oral infections caused by flies are rarely encountered in clinical practice, and consequently,
there is a paucity of information in the medical and dental literature about these conditions …