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Unusual presence of Ornidia robusta (Diptera: Syrphidae) causing pig myiasis in Argentina

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Myiasis is caused by dipterous larvae from the Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae, Cuterebridae, and Syrphidae families. In this work, Cochliomyia hominivorax, Chrysomya megacephala, and Ornidia robusta were identified causing vulva, ear, and leg myiasis in pigs in Tucuman province, northwestern Argentina. The report of the presence of C. hominivorax and C. megacephala is very important due to their role as myiasis-causing and disease vectors. The occurrence of Ornidia robusta is remarkable, since it constitutes the first record of myiasis in general and of myiasis in pigs in particular. Lastly, the presence of Sarcophaga spp. is also interesting, since some of them originate myiasis and are therefore of concern for cattle, wild animals, and human populations.

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Authors are grateful to Dr. Pablo Mulieri and Dr. Luciano Patitucci, and the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, for their invaluable help in the Syrphidae specimen’s identification.

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  1. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Ambientales, Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Av. de Acceso Este-Lateral Sur 2245, (5519), Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina

    Cyntia López Millán

  2. Instituto Superior de Entomología “Dr. Abraham Willink”, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, (4000), San Miguel de Tucumán, Tucumán, Argentina

    María S. Olea & María J. Dantur Juri

  3. IAMRA, Universidad Nacional de Chilecito, 9 de Julio 22, (5360), Chilecito, La Rioja, Argentina

    María J. Dantur Juri

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López Millán, C., Olea, M.S. & Dantur Juri, M.J. Unusual presence of Ornidia robusta (Diptera: Syrphidae) causing pig myiasis in Argentina. Parasitol Res 114, 4731–4735 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4755-x

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