A review on the occurrence of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Brazil.

Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel, 1858), the New World screwworm, causes primary myiasis in wild and domestic animals in tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil. Although this species is considered to occur throughout the country, organized information about its recorded distribution has not bee...

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Autores: COSTA-JÚNIOR, L. M., CHAVES, D. P., BRITO, D. R. B., SANTOS, V. A. F. dos, COSTA-JÚNIOR, H. N., BARROS, A. T. M. de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1119721
Acceso en línea:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1119721
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Screwworm
Primary miyasis
Mosca-da-bicheira
Miíase primária
Cochliomyia Hominivorax
Epidemiologia
Epidemiology
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Sumario:Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel, 1858), the New World screwworm, causes primary myiasis in wild and domestic animals in tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil. Although this species is considered to occur throughout the country, organized information about its recorded distribution has not been available until now. This article aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the historical and current data published on both immature (myiasis) and adult stages of C. hominivorax in Brazil. A total of 174 articles were found; of these, 141 articles reported myiasis cases in cattle (146 records), humans (68 records), and other mammalian hosts (40 records), and captures of adult flies were reported in 33 articles. C. hominivorax is widespread in Brazil, having been recorded in 208 municipalities in all major biomes of the country.