Urogenital myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a domestic rabbit in Italy

Urogenital myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a domestic rabbit in Italy

The report describes a case of urogenital myiasis in a domestic rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus L. (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) caused by Lucilia sericata (Meigen; Diptera: Calliphoridae) in region Emilia-Romagna (Northern Italy). The case, occurring in June 2018, is the first one involving L. sericata as...

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Main Authors: Marco Pezzi, Marilena Leis, Maria Gabriella Marchetti, Elisabetta Mamolini, Carlo Nicola Francesco Del Zingaro, Annagiulia Zanardi, Chiara Scapoli, Annunziata Giangaspero, Teresa Bonacci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2020-08-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Chronic enteritis
Domestic rabbit
Italy
Lucilia sericata
Urogenital myiasis
Online Access:https://www.veterinariaitaliana.izs.it/index.php/VetIt/article/view/2061
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Summary:The report describes a case of urogenital myiasis in a domestic rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus L. (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) caused by Lucilia sericata (Meigen; Diptera: Calliphoridae) in region Emilia-Romagna (Northern Italy). The case, occurring in June 2018, is the first one involving L. sericata as an agent of myiasis in a domestic rabbit in Italy. Species identification was based on morphological investigations of males through identification keys. The rabbit developed the urogenital myiasis as a consequence of chronic enteritis causing an accumulation of faeces in the perianal and perineal region.
ISSN:0505-401X
1828-1427

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