Ophthalmomyiasis Case Caused by Two Blow Fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Species in North America.

Taylor B Parker, Kelly A Meiklejohn, Gregory A Dahlem, Ralph C Eagle, Marius J Heersink

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Taylor B ParkerDepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.

Kelly A MeiklejohnDepartment of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6125-2963

Gregory A DahlemDepartment of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Nunn Drive, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA.

Ralph C EagleDepartment of Pathology, Wills Eye Hospital, 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

Marius J HeersinkDepartment of Ophthalmology, Wills Eye Hospital, Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 840 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

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Abstract

Ophthalmomyiasis is the result of fly larvae feeding on the tissues of the eye. Commonly associated with poor hygiene and open wounds, this condition is rare and often stigmatized. Treatment can be straightforward, and full recovery is common. Identifying the species responsible for ophthalmomyiasis is important for the medical, forensic, and entomological communities. Here, we present a case of ophthalmomyiasis where 30-40 blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) larvae were removed from the eye of a human male. A representative subsample of five larvae was used for taxonomic identification via two approaches (a) DNA analysis, via sequencing of the complete mitochondrial genome (mtGenome) and comparison of the mtGenome and mitochondrial

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CalliphoridaeLarvaAnimalsDipteraGenome, MitochondrialHumansMaleMyiasisNorth AmericaPhylogeny

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PMID38774420

DOI10.1155/2024/2209301

PMCPMC11108687

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