Morphological and Molecular Characteristic of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Larvae as the Cause of Urinary Myiasis

R. Solgi; N. Dinparast Djadid; A. Eslamifar; A. Raz; S. Zakeri

doi:10.1093/jme/tjw204

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4 February 2017 Morphological and Molecular Characteristic of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Larvae as the Cause of Urinary Myiasis

R. Solgi, N. Dinparast Djadid, A. Eslamifar, A. Raz, S. Zakeri

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J. of Medical Entomology, 54(3):781-784 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw204

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We report a case of urinary myiasis occurring in a 60-yr-old Iranian male patient with urinary tract problems and a history of travel to Thailand who was referred to Shafagh Medical Laboratory in Tehran (Iran). Larvae excreted in the patient's urine were confirmed by morphological identification key and DNA barcoding to belong to the species Megaselia scalaris Loew,which is known as the scuttle fly. Based on the patient's history, he was infectedwith M. scalaris in Thailand. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of urinary myiasis caused by M. scalaris in Thailand.

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R. Solgi, N. Dinparast Djadid, A. Eslamifar, A. Raz, and S. Zakeri "Morphological and Molecular Characteristic of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Larvae as the Cause of Urinary Myiasis," Journal of Medical Entomology 54(3), 781-784, (4 February 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjw204

Received: 6 September 2016; Accepted: 28 October 2016; Published: 4 February 2017

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