A new focus of autochthonous transmission of Cordylobia anthropophagain Saudi Arabia

Autor: Afifi, Mohammed A., Jiman-Fatani, Asif A., Alsiny, Fayza I., Anshasi, Wasim S.
Zdroj: Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure; June 2015, Vol. 3 Issue: 2 p82-85, 4p
Abstrakt: Cordylobia anthropophaga, is responsible for nodular cutaneous myiasis in sub-Saharan Africa. The fly has long been limited to tropical Africa except for Asir Province, Saudi Arabia. Al Baha Province; north of Asir has an ecological pattern close to that dominant in subtropical Africa. The Southern parts of Saudi Arabia, including Al Baha, are considered part of the Afro-tropical zoogeographical belt where C. anthropophagais dominant. A case, with cutaneous nodular lesions, was presented to us, where comprehensive investigations were done to establish the diagnosis and to relate it to the known epidemiological background.
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