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First record of myiasis in Aplastodiscus arildae (Anura: Hylidae) by Notochaeta bufonivora (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the Neotropical area

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Myiasis in anurans is usually caused by diptera from the Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Chloropidae, and Muscidae families. In this study, one case of cloacal myiasis and one of oral myiasis were registered in Aplastodiscus arildae, caused by Notochaeta bufonivora in Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil. With this report, a new host is listed for N. bufonivora, the first case of tree-frog myiasis caused by sarcophagid flies and the first occurrence of hylid myiasis in the Neotropical area.

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The authors would like to thank CAPES and CNPq for the financial support and Dr. Cátia Antunes de Mello Patiu (MN-UFRJ) for the confirmation and identification of the flesh fly.

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  1. Laboratório de Bioquímica de Insetos, IBqM, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Roberto Eizemberg

  2. Laboratório de Biosistemática de Anfíbios, Dept. Zool., Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Leandro Talione Sabagh

  3. Laboratório de Biologia e Controle de Insetos Vetores, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz/FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Renata da Silva Mello

  4. Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório Eco-Epidemiologia de Doenca de Chagas, sala A11, IOC/FIOCRUZ, CEP 21040-900, Av. Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

    Renata da Silva Mello

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Eizemberg, R., Sabagh, L.T. & Mello, R.d.S. First record of myiasis in Aplastodiscus arildae (Anura: Hylidae) by Notochaeta bufonivora (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the Neotropical area. Parasitol Res 102, 329–331 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0767-5

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