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Myiasis by Cordylobia anthropophaga (Calliphoridae) in rodents from Cape Verde.
Fernández-Alvarez, Ángela; Sánchez-Vicente, Santiago; Feliu, Carlos; Valladares, Basilio; Miquel, Jordi; Alves, Joana; Melero-Alcíbar, Rosario; Foronda, Pilar.
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  • Fernández-Alvarez Á; Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, s/n, 38203, La Laguna, Spain.
  • Sánchez-Vicente S; Secció de Parasitologia, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Avgda. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Feliu C; Center for Infection and Immunity, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
  • Valladares B; Secció de Parasitologia, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Avgda. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Miquel J; IRBio, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avgda. Diagonal 645, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Alves J; Instituto Universitario de Enfermedades Tropicales y Salud Pública de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, s/n, 38203, La Laguna, Spain.
  • Melero-Alcíbar R; Departamento Obstetricia y Ginecología, Pediatría, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Toxicología, Medicina Legal y Forense y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico F. Sánchez, s/n, 38203, La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Foronda P; Secció de Parasitologia, Departament de Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Avgda. Joan XXIII s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
Acta Parasitol ; 67(3): 1260-1264, 2022 Sep.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35687275
PURPOSE: The tumbu fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga (Diptera: Calliphoridae), is widely distributed in continental tropical and subtropical Africa, being the most common cause of furuncular myiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of the present work was to analyze the role of rodents as possible reservoirs of C. anthropophaga in Cape Verde, considering the zoonotic character of this fly species. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 150 peridomestic rodents were studied in Santiago island. For the obtained larvae, morphological and molecular characters were analyzed. RESULTS: Cordylobia anthropophaga was found in 6.4% of the peridomestic Rattus rattus analyzed. The present work unveils the presence of C. anthropophaga in rodents of the African archipelago of Cape Verde, introduced probably with West African humans and/or animals. CONCLUSION: The presence in peridomestic animals, and the wide range of species that this fly can affect, entails a zoonotic risk of myiasis by tumbu fly.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diptera / Myiasis Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Acta Parasitol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: España Country of publication: Suiza
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Diptera / Myiasis Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Acta Parasitol Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: España Country of publication: Suiza