A Case of Gingival Myiasis in a Lamb Caused by the Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
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Case Report
VOLUME: 32 ISSUE: 1
P: 79 - 81
March 2008

A Case of Gingival Myiasis in a Lamb Caused by the Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2008;32(1):79-81
1. Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Kırıkkale, Türkiye
2. Selçuk Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı Konya, Türkiye
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Received Date: 12.09.2007
Accepted Date: 08.10.2007
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ABSTRACT

Gingival myiasis was found in a 4-5-months lamb which was brought to the surgical clinic of the Veterinary Faculty of Kirikkale University due to a wound in its mouth. Eleven larvae were collected from lamb’s gums. The larvae were identified as the third stage larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica.

Keywords:
Wohlfahrtia magnifica, lamb, gingival myiasis, Turkey