The First Case of Otomyiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. (Diptera; Sarcophagidae) Larvae in a Goose in the World
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The First Case of Otomyiasis Caused by Sarcophaga spp. (Diptera; Sarcophagidae) Larvae in a Goose in the World

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2014;38(3):211-213 DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2014.3591
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Abstract

Otomyiasis was diagnosed in the right ear of a 3-month-old goose. Twenty-three of 25 larvae were in the meatus acusticus externus, and 2 larvae were under the skin. The larvae were in the third larval stage of Sarcophaga spp. by microscopic examination. A case of otomyiasis was reported in goose for the first time in the world on the basis of morphological characteristics (macroscopic and microscopic evaluation) in this communication. (Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2014; 38: 211-3)

Keywords: Sarcophaga spp., otomyiasis, goose