Three cases of cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia rodhaini

Stefano Veraldi; Stefano Maria Serini; Luciano Suss

doi:10.3855/jidc.3825

Three cases of cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia rodhaini

Authors

Stefano Veraldi University of Milan, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Stefano Maria Serini University of Milan, I.R.C.C.S. Foundation, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Luciano Suss University of Milan, Milan, Italy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.3825

Keywords:

cutaneous myiasis, Cordylobia sp., Cordylobia rodhaini

Abstract

Cordylobia sp. is a fly belonging to the Calliphoridae family. Three species of Cordylobia are known: C. anthropophaga, C. rodhaini and C. ruandae. The C. rodhaini Gedoelst 1909 lives in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in rain forest areas. Usual hosts are rodents and antelopes. Humans are accidentally infested. Myiasis caused by C. rodhaini has been very rarely reported in the literature. We present three cases of C. rodhaini myiasis acquired in Ethiopia and Uganda.

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2014-02-13

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Veraldi S, Serini SM, Suss L (2014) Three cases of cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia rodhaini. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:249–251. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3825

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Vol. 8 No. 02: February 2014

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Case Reports

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