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

Autor: Salimi, M, Edalat, H, Jourabchi, A, Oshaghi, MA
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.
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