Accidental Nasal Myiasis Caused by Megaselia rufipes (Diptera: Phoridae) in a Child

Giangaspero, Annunziata; Barlaam, Alessandra; Pane, Stefania; Marchili, Maria Rosaria; Muda, Andrea Onetti; Putignani, Lorenza; Hall, M. J. R.

doi:10.1093/jme/tjaa184

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“…Infestation of nasal cavities by dipterous larvae is commonly reported from persons with deteriorated health living in tropical and subtropical regions [24][25][26]. Several cases of nasal nosocomial myiasis have been reported in other parts of the world [26][27][28][29], but to our knowledge, this is the first case from an ICU in Serbia.…”

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The Price of Hospital Reshaping: Nasal Myiasis Caused by Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Reallocated COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit

Dolinaj,

Grujić,

Križanović

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Myiasis is a condition characterized by fly larvae infestation, most common in tropical regions, but with a risk of occurring anywhere in the world. Here, we report a case of nasal myiasis caused by a sarcophagid fly in a critically ill COVID-19 patient hospitalized in a reallocated ICU department in Serbia and discuss procedures that could prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in reallocated ICU departments worldwide.

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The Price of Hospital Reshaping: Nasal Myiasis Caused by Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Reallocated COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit

Dolinaj,

Grujić,

Križanović

et al. 2023

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“…Adult morphological identi cation is considered the 'gold standard' for the identi cation of Diptera species [6]. The four alive larvae were reared at 25°C.…”

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A Rare Case of Human Residual Root Myiasis Caused by Clogmia Albipunctata Larvae(Diptera: Psychodidae)

Y¹,

Liu²,

Chen³

2021

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Background: Clogmia albipunctata is cosmopolitan in distribution. The adult flies can survive and spread outdoors during the temperate seasons while continuously breeding in buildings during the winter months. Because they are non-biting, tiny and quite, most of people do not pay special attention to them. It is the first case reported that Clogmia albipunctata larvae cause human residual root myiasis.Case presentation: In December 2020, a 26-year-old woman was referred from Kaifeng New District Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital to the Department of Pathogenic Biology, Medical College of Henan University with chief complaint that two active alive larvae were found in the mouth while brushing her teeth in the morning. The intraoral examination revealed nice oral hygiene and no larvae was found directly. The right second mandibular molar was a residual root and the mucosa above it was mild erythematous and edematous and no bleeding on probing was present. While some 50℃ normal saline was injected in the residual root with syringe, four larvae swarmed out from the residual root. The larvae were observed by naked eyes and light microscope and the larvae were reared. One adult fly was got 11 days later. They were identified as Clogmia albipunctata larvae. Because the patient was in lactation, medication was not recommended. Treatment included the removal of all visible larvae followed by debridement. The patient was followed-up for 1 month and healed. The patient’s residual root myiasis was associated with sleeping with the mouth open and the smell of rotten food in the residual root attracted Clogmia albipunctatus to lay eggs in the residual root.Conclusions: This report implies that even if the oral hygiene is nice in general, the existence of residual roots maybe results in oral myiasis. The myiasis caused by Clogmia albipunctata larvae should be paid attention to. It is necessary to treat residual roots in time.

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Novel Pipeline for Large-Scale Comparative Population Genetics

Majoros

Adamowicz

Cottenie

2023

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This study determined population genetic structure measures, compared these measures across species with different biological traits; and created efficient, reproducible, reusable programming modules that are publicly available for future research. Cytochrome C Oxidase subunit I gene sequences from Diptera (true fly) species from Greenland and Canada were used as a case study and proof of concept. We hypothesized that population genetic structure measures will be influenced by the biological traits of organisms. Data were pulled from public databases, as well as taxon-specific literature. The R pipeline includes fifteen modules that can be adapted and applied to a diverse set of animal groups, geographic regions, genes, and traits. Habitat, larval diet, geographical distance, latitude, and longitude were all significantly related to population genetic structure in Diptera. Overall, this study has created efficient, reusable bioinformatics modules, as well as provided insight into the factors affecting population genetic structure in Northern fly communities.

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Accidental Nasal Myiasis Caused by Megaselia rufipes (Diptera: Phoridae) in a Child

Cited by 3 publications

References 17 publications

The Price of Hospital Reshaping: Nasal Myiasis Caused by Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Reallocated COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit

The Price of Hospital Reshaping: Nasal Myiasis Caused by Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Reallocated COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit

A Rare Case of Human Residual Root Myiasis Caused by Clogmia Albipunctata Larvae(Diptera: Psychodidae)

Novel Pipeline for Large-Scale Comparative Population Genetics

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