Molecular identification of Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Oestridae): a neglected agent causing myiasis in Mexico

Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2020:62:e47. doi: 10.1590/s1678-9946202062047. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

Abstract

Myiasis represents a group of neglected tropical diseases caused by the infestation of vertebrate tissues by dipterous larvae. We herein report an imported case of foruncular myasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Mexico City. The species was confirmed by DNA sequencing and phylogenetic reconstruction analysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actinobacteria
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Diptera / genetics*
  • Diptera / parasitology*
  • Humans
  • Larva*
  • Mexico
  • Myiasis / diagnosis*
  • Phylogeny
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Skin Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
  • Travel

Supplementary concepts

  • Dermabacter hominis