Cordylobia anthropophaga

A fly larva was recovered from a boil-like lesion on the left leg of a 33-year-old male on 21 November 2016. He has worked in an… (More)

BACKGROUND Cordylobia anthropophaga is one of the most common agents of urogenital myiasis in African tropical regions. A case of… (More)

Two hundred people were randomly selected for myiasis infection in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, except in some states where… (More)

A 38-year-old healthy Caucasian man presented to the surgical team with a punctured wound on the right side of his scalp. He had… (More)

Cutaneous myiasis in humans is a temporary parasitic infestation of the skin by fly larvae or maggots of a variety of Dipteran… (More)

We report on a case of glans penis cutaneous myiasis with Cordylobia anthropophaga acquired from Somalia. The mode of… (More)

International travel to tropical countries accounts for an increasing incidence of imported diseases. An unusual case of… (More)

Myiasis is the infestation of human or animal tissues by fly larvae. The disease is widespread especially in tropical countries… (More)

BACKGROUND Cordylobia anthropophaga (Blanchard) is a nonhematophagous dipteron belonging to the Calliphoridae family. It produces… (More)

Five cases of furuncular myiasis due to Cordylobia anthropophaga are reported in Italian tourists coming from Senegal. People who… (More)