A Laboratory-Based Study for First Documented Case of Urinary Myiasis Caused by Larvae of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) in Saudi Arabia

2008/01/01 by Majed H. Wakid · 36 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Medicine · #Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies #Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies #Diptera species taxonomy and behavior #Phoridae #Maggot #Biology #Larva #Myiasis #Zoology #Forensic entomology #Calliphoridae #Veterinary medicine #Ecology #Medicine

paper · pdf · doi:10.3347/kjp.2008.46.1.33

published in Korean Journal of Parasitology 46(1), 33 (Korean Society for Parasitology)

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Abstract

Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) is one of the medically important insects. Maggots from a urine sample of a 5-year-old Saudi girl were examined microscopically for identification. These maggots were cultured to become adult flies. Larvae and adults were identified using standard keys. Protozoan flagellates were obtained from the gut of the larvae. This is the first report of M. scalaris as a causative agent of urinary human myiasis in Saudi Arabia.

Citations

• Forensic Use of Megaselia abdita and M. scalaris (Phoridae: Diptera): Case Studies, Development Rates, and Egg Structure
• Characterization of development, behavior and neuromuscular physiology in the phorid fly, Megaselia scalaris

Cited by

• Megaselia scalaris [wikipedia]