First Report of Human Nasal Myiasis Caused by Eristalisin Iran (Diptera: Syrphidae)tenax

Author(s):

M. Salimi , H. Edalat , A. Jourabchi , Ma Oshaghi

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Abstract:
We report a case of human nasal myiasis caused by flower fly larva in a 14-year-old rural girl in Central Province of Iran. Entomological studies on larva showed the larva as Eristalis tenax which is a rarely cause of nasal myiasis. This is the first reported case of E. tenax larva causing human nasal myiasis in Iran.
Language:
English
Published:
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, Volume:4 Issue: 1, Jun 2010
Page:
77
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