Cordylobia anthropophaga
REFERENCES
-http://www.aavp.org/wiki/arthropods/insects/calliphoridae/cordylobia-anthropophaga/
-http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/myiasis/
-http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/integumentary_system/flies/obligatory_myiasis-producing_flies.html#v3279358?qt=&sc=&alt=
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordylobia_anthropophaga
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LIFE CYCLE
I drink juice and eat decomposing animal tissues!
I am the PARASITE!
CLINICAL SIGNS
GENERAL INFO
Route of Transmission
anthropophagos = "human eater"
- Rarely causes severe problems, and mainly causes cutaneous myiasis:
- Occurrence of boil-like lesions
- The indolence of the lesions
- A small opening in which lies the caudal end of the larva with its spiracular plate
- The secretion of a serous fluid, sometimes stained with blood or larval feces
- African tumbu fly,mango fly or skin maggot fly
- A parasite of mammals during its larval stage
- a common parasite of dogs,rats and rabbits in the sub-Saharan region of Africa
- A common cause of myiasis
Myiasis is infection with the larval stage (maggots) of various flies.
DIAGNOSIS
TREATMENT
- Top 3
- Definitive diagnosis is only possible when the larvae are found
- Larvae should be removed and allowed to develop into adult flies for identification purposes
- Occlude the airway of larvae- using heavy oil, liquid paraffin, sticking plaster, pork fat or petroleum jelly
- Apply local anesthetic and an incision made to widen the hole and remove the larva
- Inject a combination of anaesthetic and epinephrine into the larval chambers
- Antibiotics
Prevention
- Adult flies should be killed if observed indoors
- Larvae should be removed from animals entering the house and destroyed
- Maintain cleanliness and regular disinfection of the animal's sleeping quarters.