Myiasis in domestic cats: a global review

Abstract Myiasis is an infestation caused by larvae of Diptera in humans and other vertebrates. In domestic cats, Felis silvestris catus L. (Carnivora: Felidae), four dipteran families have been reported as agents of obligatory and facultative myiasis: Oestridae, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Mus...

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Main Authors: Marco Pezzi, Teresa Bonacci, Marilena Leis, Elisabetta Mamolini, Maria Gabriella Marchetti, Stjepan Krčmar, Milvia Chicca, Carlo Nicola Francesco Del Zingaro, Michel J. Faucheux, Chiara Scapoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3618-1