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External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis: A Rare Case Report from India

  • Pandey, Anita (Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College) ;
  • Madan, Molly (Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College) ;
  • Asthana, Ashish K. (Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College) ;
  • Das, Anupam (Department of Microbiology, Subharti Medical College) ;
  • Kumar, Sandeep (Department of Ophthalmology, Subharti Medical College) ;
  • Jain, Kirti (Department of Ophthalmology, Subharti Medical College)
  • Published : 2009.03.31
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Abstract

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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