A Case of Traumatic Myiasis in a Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Caused By Lucilia sericata | Zendy

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A Case of Traumatic Myiasis in a Domestic Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Caused By Lucilia sericata

Author(s) -

Duygu Neval Sayın İpek,

Ayşe Polat

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2012.14

Subject(s) - lucilia , myiasis , facultative , instar , larva , veterinary medicine , biology , calliphoridae , medicine , ecology

Lucilia sericata is one of the factors resulting in facultative traumatic myiasis in animals and humans. L. sericata threatens human health and leads to significant economic losses in animal industry by leading to serious parasitic infestations. A three month old female rabbit was presented to the clinics of the Veterinary Faculty of Dicle University for the treatment of the wound located on the left carpal joint. The examination revealed that the wound was infested with larvae. The microscopic inspection of the larvae collected from the rabbit showed that they were the third instar larvae of L. sericata.

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