Record of the First Cases of Human Myiasis by Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Record of the First Cases of Human Myiasis by Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Myiasis is a disease caused by an infestation of the tissues of vertebrates by developing fly larvae. We document the first cases of human myiasis by Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, analyzed the epidemiological and clinical profiles of the patients, and their risk factor...

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Published in:Journal of medical entomology Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 1368 - 1373
Main Authors: Azevedo, Wellington Thadeu De Alcantara, Figueiredo, Adriana Leal De, Carvalho, Rafaela Pereira De, Lemos, Gustavo Abrantes, Silva, Pôla Francine Cassiano Morais, Miranda, Taís Auricchio De, Lessa, Cláudia Soares Santos, Aguiar, Valéria Magalhães
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Entomological Society of America 01-11-2015
Oxford University Press
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Brazil
Diptera
disease occurrence
epidemiology
ergotism
Female
first report
heart failure
hospitals
Humans
hygiene
income
insect larvae
legs
Lucilia cuprina
Male
Middle Aged
myiasis
Myiasis - parasitology
nationalities and ethnic groups
patients
pediculosis
rain
risk factor
risk factors
screwworm
secondary myiasis
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
summer
tissues
Brazil
epidemiology
screwworm
risk factor
first report
secondary myiasis
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Summary:Myiasis is a disease caused by an infestation of the tissues of vertebrates by developing fly larvae. We document the first cases of human myiasis by Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann, 1830) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, analyzed the epidemiological and clinical profiles of the patients, and their risk factors associated with the occurrence of the disease. Between May 2008 to July 2013, six cases of myiasis caused by larvae of L. cuprina were reported in patients treated in the Federal Hospital of Andaraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The six patients ranged between 13 and 72 yr old, belonged to various ethnic groups, and both sexes were represented. The affected individuals were relatively uneducated, had low income and poor hygiene habits. Infections were more common in the legs. The following factors were found to predispose individuals to myiasis: trauma, pediculosis, erysipelas, skin infections, and wounds resulting from congestive heart failure. Myiasis by L. cuprina occurred predominantly in the summer when there is abundant rainfall.
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ISSN:0022-2585
1938-2928
DOI:10.1093/jme/tjv130