A case of ophthalmomyiasis in man by Oestrus ovis Linncacus in Tehran ( Insecta Diptcra, Oestridae)

Five first-stage-larvae were removed by soft and pointed blottingpaper from the left eye of a woman and they were identified as oestrus ovis. She was infected in Tehran and this is the first true case of ophrhalmomyiasis due to sheep nasal bot fly in Iran. Reports indicate that case of ophrhalmomyia...

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Main Authors: B. janbakhsh, M.S. Pirouz, S. Tirgari, A. AghaMohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 1977-01-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/9116.pdf&manuscript_id=9116