A Case of Traumatic Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner 1862) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in a Colt (Equus asinus)

Year 2024, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 12 - 15, 30.06.2024

Aykut Zerek , İpek Erdem , Mehmet Yaman

Abstract

A colt brought to the Department of Surgery of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, with open wounds on various parts of the body was examined. Three fly larvae were found in the open wound between the semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles of the left hind leg and 9 fly larvae were found in the open wound on the upper part of the left fossa paralumbalis. No larvae were found in the open wound in the sacral region. Twelve larvae collected by the clinician with forceps were taken to the parasitology laboratory in 70% ethyl alcohol. The larvae were identified by the anterior and posterior stigmas and the morphological features of the cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton. Microscopic examination revealed that the larvae were third-stage larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica. According to the literature, traumatic myiasis cases in donkeys are rare worldwide. This study is the first case of traumatic myiasis caused by W. magnifica in a colt in Türkiye.

Keywords

Donkey, Larvae, Traumatic myiasis, Türkiye, Wohlfahrtia magnifica

Bir Sıpada (Equus asinus) Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner 1862) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) Kaynaklı Travmatik Miyazis Olgusu

Abstract

Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi Cerrahi Kliniğine vücudunun farklı bölgelerinde açık yara şikâyeti ile getirilen bir sıpa muayene edildi. Sol arka ayak semitendinosus ile semimembranöz kasları arasındaki açık yarada 3, sol açlık çukurluğunun üst kısmındaki açık yarada ise 9 adet sinek larvasına rastlandı. Sakrum bölgesindeki açık yarada ise herhangi bir larvaya rastlanmadı. Klinisyen tarafından pens yardımıyla toplanan 12 adet larva %70’lik etil alkol içerisinde parazitoloji laboratuvarına nakledildi. Larvalar, anterior ve posterior stigmalara ve sefalo-faringeal iskeletin morfolojik özelliklerine bakılarak teşhis edildi. Larvaların, mikroskobik muayenesi sonucunda üçüncü dönem Wohlfahrtia magnifica larvaları oldukları tespit edildi. Literatür bilgilere göre Dünya’da eşeklerde travmatik miyaz vakaları nadir görülmektedir. Bu çalışma Türkiye’de bir eşek yavrusunda W. magnifica kaynaklı ilk travmatik miyaz vakasıdır.

Keywords

Travmatik miyazis, Eşek, Larvalar, Wohlfahrtia magnifica, Türkiye

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