Myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in cats from Brazil: report of five cases. Academic Article

abstract

• This paper reports five cases of intact adult male crossbreed cats presenting with myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax. Three were stray animals that died despite treatment due to the severity of lesions while two were client-owned cats previously treated with cryosurgery which completely recovered. Myiasis caused by the New World screwworm fly in cats appears to be more frequent than previously thought, deserving more attention from both veterinary practitioners and owners.

authors

• Verocai, Guilherme

published proceedings

• J Feline Med Surg

author list (cited authors)

• de Souza, C. P., Verocai, G. G., & Ramadinha, R.

citation count

• 12

complete list of authors

• de Souza, Clarissa P||Verocai, Guilherme G||Ramadinha, Regina HR

publication date

• February 2010

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Brazil
• Cat Diseases
• Cats
• Diptera
• Male
• Myiasis
• Screw Worm Infection
• Skin Diseases, Parasitic

PubMed Central ID

• 19796976

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jfms.2009.08.003

start page

• 166

end page

• 168

volume

• 12

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfms.2009.08.003