• Title of article

    First Report of Human Nasal Myiasis Caused by Eristalis Tenax in Iran (Diptera: Syrphidae)

  • Author/Authors

    Salimi، M نويسنده , , Edalat ، H نويسنده , , Jourabchi ، A نويسنده , , Oshaghi، MA نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2010
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    77
  • To page
    80
  • Abstract
    We report a case of human nasal myiasis caused by flower fly larva in a 14-year-old rural girl in Central Province of Iran. Entomological studies on larva showed the larva as Eristalis tenax which is a rarely cause of nasal myiasis. This is the first reported case of E. tenax larva causing human nasal myiasis in Iran.
  • Journal title
    Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
  • Record number

    655206