First Report of Intestinal Myiasis Due To Eristalis Tenax in Iran

First Report of Intestinal Myiasis Due To Eristalis Tenax in Iran

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Eristalis tenax, belonging to order Diptera, family Syrphidae seldomly causes in­tes­tinal myiasis. Intestinal myiasis caused by E. tenax larvae is a rare manifesta­tion found in both humans and other vertebrate animals. We report a 22-year-old woman presented with this myiasis. The larva in her sto...

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Main Authors: MR Youssefi, SAA Sefidgar, M Abouhosseini Tabari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
Eristalis Tenax
Intestinal Myiasis
Rat Tail Maggot
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/15802.pdf

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