First Report of Human Nasal Myiasis Caused by Eristalis tenax in Iran (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Autor: | Salimi, M, Edalat, H, Jourabchi, A, Oshaghi, MA |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Arthropod-borne Diseases |
ISSN: | 2008-2517 1735-7179 |
Popis: | 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. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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