Accidental miasis caused by Piophila casei: a case report

Abstract

Miasi accidentale causata da Piophila casei : descrizione di un caso clinico SUMMARY Miasis are infestations caused by larvae ingested with damaged food or food washed with contaminated water. Musca domestica (muscidi), Sarcophaga carnaria (sarcofagidi) and Piophila casei (piofilidi) are usually involved. The above miasis are known as involuntary, while the voluntary ingestion of larvae regards, in fact, only P. casei. In this paper we describe the case of a patient who ingested some larvae of P. casei, taking back a remarkable clinical picture.

Evaluation of Pachycrepoideus vindemiae and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) as biological control agents of Piophila casei (Diptera: Piophilidae) in ham production facilities

“…The larvae directly feed on the exposed soft tissue, entering either around the inner bone or near the shank end where the rope used for hanging is located ( Derat Parma et al 2020 , Arboix 2021 ). The larval feeding activity contaminates the ham products and may cause gastric and intestinal myiasis in humans that unintentionally ingest larvae contaminating the ham ( Nocera and Crotti 2009 ). The adult flies may also vector serious human pathogens, such as Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum, because of the strong attraction to proteins in various stage of decomposition ( Domenichini 1991 , 1997 , Lewis and Kaufman 2010 ).…”