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KMID : 0425120090470010057
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2009 Volume.47 No. 1 p.57 ~ p.59
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External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis: A Rare Case Report from India
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Anita Pandey
Molly Madan
Ashish K. Asthana
Anupam Das
Sandeep Kumar
Kirti Jain
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Abstract
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Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.
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KEYWORD
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Oestrus ovis, myiasis, ophthalmomyiasis, India.
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