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

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.

SUBMITTER: Lozano-Sardaneta YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7359739 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature