[Cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga(Blanchard, 1872): description of 5 cases froma coastal regions of Senegal]

Parassitologia. 1993 Dec;35(1-3):47-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Five cases of furuncular myiasis due to Cordylobia anthropophaga are reported in Italian tourists coming from Senegal. People who go to tropical and sub-tropical regions should be aware from now on to the possibility and the way to acquire myiasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Child
  • Diptera* / growth & development
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Italy / ethnology
  • Larva
  • Male
  • Myiasis / parasitology*
  • Senegal
  • Tourismus