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Megaselia scalaris causing human intestinal myiasis in Egypt
Said A M Mazayad1, Manal M A Rifaat
1Ain Shams Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Faculty of Science Building, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Abstract:
Megaselia scalaris is a worldwide distributed insect of medical importance. In a laboratory-based study, stool samples with undefined maggot infestation were examined and the presence of M. scalaris maggots was confirmed. Binocular stereo-microscopy was used for identification of the maggots. Larvae were allowed to develop into adults onto a human stool culture. The larvae and the emerged flies were identified using standard keys. This may be the first report of M. scalaris as a causative agent of human myiasis in Egypt. Details of the third instar larva, pupa and adults were given.
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