Cutaneous Myiasis in a Child Scalp Caused by Wohlfahrtia Magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A Case Report

Badri, Raghad Al; Harbi, Taiba Al; Tonnsi, Assad; Almatary, Amal M.; Hassanein, Raafat A.

doi:10.15406/mojcr.2016.04.00093

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“…Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner, 1862) ( Diptera: Sarcophagidae ), one of the major flesh fly species, is an obligate larval parasite causing traumatic myiasis in different warm-blooded vertebrates, including humans [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. While the appearance of an adult fly is magnificent due to its striking morphology (“beautiful viviparous fly” [ 1 ]), larval infestations, on the contrary, often present a terrible appearance, especially in myiasis in children [ 1 , 5 , 8 ]. A fact that furthermore raises concern from the One Health perspective is that W. magnifica , besides its zoonotic nature, is associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica , a rare but emerging Gram-negative bacterium capable of causing both local skin/soft tissue infection and sepsis in animals and humans [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ].…”

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Long Time No Hear, Magnificent Wohlfahrtia! Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Almost Forgotten Flesh Fly in Serbia and Western Balkans

Simin,

Tomanović,

Sukara

et al. 2024

Microorganisms

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The “beautiful viviparous fly”, Wohlfahrtia magnifica, may have a magnificent appearance due to its striking morphology; however, it is a potentially deadly agent of obligate traumatic myiasis in humans and animals, with a serious impact on welfare and economics. The fly is found across the Palearctic realm, including the Western Balkan region, with reports from former Yugoslavian countries from the first half of the 20th century. In this paper, a recent case of wohlfahrtiosis recorded in Northern Serbia is evidenced using morphological and molecular techniques. Larvae were collected from two adult sheep with severe hoof myiasis and two young sheep with genital and interdigital myiasis. Morphological identification was performed for adults bred from the infested vulva and third-stage larvae (L3) collected from the hoof wounds, supported with barcoding sequences of the COI gene obtained from larval pairs from the hoof wounds of older and the genitalia of younger sheep. W. magnifica was identified according to the appearance of male fly terminalia and the morphology of L3, which was confirmed after the comparison of representative sequences of the COI gene (deposited in GenBank™ under accession numbers MT027108–MT027114) to those available in GenBank™. This finding represents the first reported case of wohlfahrtiosis in the Western Balkans in 80 years, highlighting the need to re-inform relevant stakeholders to achieve adequate disease control.

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Long Time No Hear, Magnificent Wohlfahrtia! Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Almost Forgotten Flesh Fly in Serbia and Western Balkans

Simin,

Tomanović,

Sukara

et al. 2024

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“…The term "myiasis" is derived from the Greek word "myia" meaning fly. The word myiasis was first used by Hope, in 1840 to refer to a parasitic disease caused by certain fly larvae during a particular stage of their life cycle when they feed on dead, necrotic or living animal and human tissues for a certain period of time [4][5][6][7][8] . IT is a common parasitic infestation inthe tropics and subtropics but it is also seen outside the endemic regions in Europe and North America1.…”

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Neonatal Umbilical Myiasis - Our experience

Hasina¹,

Uddin²,

Sajalkumarshill³

2022

CeMeC Journal

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Background: Myiasis is an infestation of live vertebrates (humans and/or animals) by larvae of dipterous fly. Although, it usually infects domestic and wild animals but humans may be rarely affected if they are reared in unhygienic condition. Although adult cases have beenreported, neonatal myiasis is a rare condition and there are few reports aboutthis subject. Common sites of myiasisare exposed areas of the body such as extremities, scalp, and back. Herein, we report a case of umbilical myiasis, a 13days old neonate visited to outpatient department with complaint of worms coming out from umbilicus for 2 days. On examination, periumbilical erythema and umbilical discharge was present. The umbilical stump was irrigated with providine iodine, hydrogen per oxide and topical application with turpentine oil was given then worms were coming out from umbilicus. Umbilical myiasis is a very rare presentation indicating poor hygiene and a preventable condition. Central Medical College Journal Vol 5 No 1 Jan 2021 PP 59-62

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Prevalence and Salient Morphological Features of Myiasis Causing Dipteran Flies in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Alikhan¹,

Ghamdi²,

Zahrani³

et al. 2018

Biosci., Biotech. Res. Asia

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A number of dipteran fly species are found in Jeddah with public health and veterinary importance due to their association with myiasis of livestock and humans. Although several reports are available on the myiasis causing flies from different parts of Saudi Arabia very little is known available on prevalence and characterization of these flies from Jeddah Province, which include the major harbour on the Red Sea, western Saudi Arabia and acts the gateway for millions of live animals in the kingdom. Therefore to fill this knowledge gap, the objective of this work is to fill up this gap. For fly survey, the adult flies were collected by the means of Malaise & Bait traps, Yellow traps and sweeping nets from different marked locations including slaughter houses and live animals farms ( Fig.1). The total number of flies from each locality was counted and were sorted for taxonomic species identification using specific pictorial keys.In this study, ten dipteran fly species belonging to six families were identified as causing myiasis on the basis of reported cases in Saudi Arabia. The flies collected during the survey were Megaselia scelaris, Musca domestica, Fanniia canicularis, Sarcophaga haemorrhidalis (Bercaea cruentata); Parasarcophaga ruficarnis, Wohlfahrtia nuba , Chrysomya marginalis C. albicep, C. megacephala, and Oesteris ovis. Among collected flies the highest number were of Musca domestica (67.6%) and the rest were other species. Most of the species were collected from slaughter houses (50%) followed by animal farms (39%). The present study identified a number species of myiasis-causing flies of the public health and veterinary significance, which should inform wider studies on their seasonal abundance, significance and consequent implementation of preventive control measures.

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Cutaneous Myiasis in a Child Scalp Caused by Wohlfahrtia Magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A Case Report

Abstract: Figure 1 Gross appearance of the bald area on the child scalp with a large ulcer (maggots can be seen within the necrotic tissue).

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Long Time No Hear, Magnificent Wohlfahrtia! Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Almost Forgotten Flesh Fly in Serbia and Western Balkans

Long Time No Hear, Magnificent Wohlfahrtia! Morphological and Molecular Evidence of Almost Forgotten Flesh Fly in Serbia and Western Balkans

Neonatal Umbilical Myiasis - Our experience

Prevalence and Salient Morphological Features of Myiasis Causing Dipteran Flies in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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