79Páez et al. Identificación de larvas productoras de miasis obtenidas del cepario de la Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca con importancia en salud pública Por lo tanto, es indispensable la información y capacitación de profesionales de la salud para la correcta conservación, identificación y reporte de las larvas extirpadas en pacientes con miasis, hasta el punto de ser considerada una práctica de rutina en el diagnóstico clínico.Palabras claves: Miasis, Dermatobia hominis, Dermatobia cyaniventris, Oestrus ovis, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Lucilia sp., salud pública.
AbstractMyiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body in humans and animals caused by larval stages of flies; such diseases are worldwide distributed and they are frequent in our environment. In the literature, there are only a few reports; therefore, its real incidence is difficult to be established due to subrecorded cases and absence of larval typing. Objective. To identify, classify and morphologically characterize myasis-producing larvae of importance in public health. Material and methods. 262 larvae were analysed, obtained from the Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca that were stored without any identification, organization and history. Results. Larvae were identified