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==Introduction==
 
  
Myiasis is the parasitism of living animals by dipteran larvae. Myiasis can be oligatory or facultative (optional) and is described as cutaneous, nasal or somatic.
 
  
==Oestridae==
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*The larvae of Oestridae spp. are '''obligatory''' parasites
 
 
 
*The three important species of veterinary interest are ''Hypoderma'', ''Oestrus'' and ''Gasterophilus''
 
 
 
===''Hypoderma'' spp.===
 
 
 
*Also known as warble flies
 
 
 
*Important cattle parasites
 
**Also parasitise horses, small ruminants and sometimes humans
 
 
 
*The two main species in cattle are ''H. bovis'' and ''H. lineatum''
 
 
 
*''H. diana'' parasitises deer
 
 
 
*Infestation is largely confined to the Northern Hemisphere
 
 
 
'''Recognition'''
 
*Large 13-15mm long
 
 
 
*Similar to bumble bees in appearance
 
**Yellow abdomen
 
*Band of black hairs
 
 
 
*One pair of wings
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
*Adult flies emerge on warm, sunny days between June and August
 
 
 
*White eggs are laid around the belly and legs of the animal
 
**Eggs are attached to hairs by cement and a small terminal clasp
 
**''H. lineatum'' lays a whole row of eggs as it approaches the animal stealthily
 
**''H. bovis'' only deposits a single egg before the animal runs away (''''gadding''') as it makes a loud buzzing noise
 
 
 
*The adult lives for 3 weeks
 
 
 
*Females can lay several hundred eggs in their life
 
 
 
*A few days after eggs are laid, larvae emerge and crawl down the hairs into the hair follicles
 
 
 
*Larvae penetrate the skin through wounds made by [[Biting Flies - WikiBlood|biting flies]]
 
 
 
*Larvae migrate through the subcutaneous tissue towards the diaphragm
 
**Enzymatic secretions and mouth hooks aids larval migration
 
 
 
*After 3 months larvae reach '''winter resting sites''' where they remain from November to Feburary/March whilst moulting to the L2 stage
 
**Epidural fat in the spinal canal for ''H. bovis''
 
**Wall of the oesophagus for ''H. lineatum''
 
 
 
*Larvae then migrate back to the subcutis along the midline of the back where they bore a breathing hole through the skin and moult to the L3 stage
 
**Larvae are palpable as distinct swellings called '''warbles'''
 
 
 
*L3 larvae emerge after 4-10 weeks where they fall to the ground and pupate under loose vegetation
 
 
 
*Adult flies emerge from the pupa after one month where they copulate, lay eggs and die within two weeks
 
 
 
*''H. lineatum'' are on the wing 6-8 weeks before ''H. bovis''
 
 
 
*There is only '''one''' generation of warble flies per year
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
*Causes[[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Arthropods|myositis]]
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
===''Oestrus ovis''===
 
 
 
*Also known as the sheep nasal bot fly
 
 
 
'''Recognition'''
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
*[[Respiratory Parasitic Infections - Pathology#Oestrus ovis|Apthology in the nasal cavity]]
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
===''Gasterophilus'' spp.===
 
 
 
*Also known as the horse bot fly
 
 
 
'''Recognition'''
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
===''Dermatobia hominis''===
 
 
 
'''Recongition'''
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
==Calliphoridae==
 
 
 
'''Recongition'''
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
==Screw Worm Myiasis==
 
 
 
'''Recongition'''
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
==''Wohlfahrtia'' sp.==
 
 
 
'''Recongition'''
 
 
 
'''Life Cycle'''
 
 
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
 
 
 
'''Control'''
 
 
 
==Links==
 
 
 
*[[Viruses]]
 
 
 
*[[Ectoparasiticides]]
 

Latest revision as of 13:14, 5 April 2010