Recovery of a second instar Gasterophilus larva in a human infant: a case report
Royce, L.A.; Rossignol, P.A.; Kubitz, M.L.; Burton, F.R.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 60(3): 403-404
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0002-9637 PMID: 10466968 Document Number: 511352
The authors report a case in an infant of horse bot fly (G. haemorrhoidalis) myiasis that was unusual because the maggot had developed to the 2nd instar (of 3 potential instars). This represents the first report of such late development in a human. The case occurred in a rural area of Washington state, USA, in late summer (September 1996).