A Case of Traumatic Myiasis Caused by Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner 1862) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in a Colt (Equus asinus)
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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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Donkey, Larvae, Traumatic myiasis, Türkiye, Wohlfahrtia magnifica
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