caa a22 4500 445341041 CHVBK 20180317142812.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-011-2431-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-011-2431-3 Genital myiasis by Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) in Sicily (Italy) [Elektronische Daten] [Gabriella Gaglio, Emanuele Brianti, Salvatore Abbene, Salvatore Giannetto] Wohlfahrtia magnifica (Schiner, 1862; Diptera: Sarcophagidae), known also as flesh fly or screwworm, is a fly distributed especially in south Europe, Middle East, North Africa and China. Maggots of W. magnifica are responsible for traumatic myiasis in warm-blooded vertebrate animals and humans. In Italy data on wohlfahrtiosis in animals and humans are scant. This paper reports three cases of genital myiasis by W. magnifica in Sicily that occurred in a goat, a ram and a dog, respectively. Maggots were found in the vulva of a goat, in a wound localised in the scrotum of a ram and in the prepuce of a dog. Although the disease was not recorded before in the region, data collected from a questionnaire specifically designed for the study suggest that the disease is endemic in the area for more than 20years. Larger epidemiological studies in the region are needed to get more data on disease prevalence and pattern of infestation as well as more information and education is needed for both farmers and veterinarians on wohlfahrtiosis and its strategies of control and treatment. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Gaglio Gabriella Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy aut Brianti Emanuele Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy aut Abbene Salvatore via Alcide De Gasperi, 92019, Sciacca, Agrigento, Italy aut Giannetto Salvatore Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/5(2011-11-01), 1471-1474 0932-0113 109:5<1471 2011 109 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2431-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-011-2431-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gaglio Gabriella Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brianti Emanuele Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abbene Salvatore via Alcide De Gasperi, 92019, Sciacca, Agrigento, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Giannetto Salvatore Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Polo Universitario dell'Annunziata, 98168, Messina, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 109/5(2011-11-01), 1471-1474 0932-0113 109:5<1471 2011 109 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer