Cavicola myiasis caused by many Oestrus ovis (Linnaeus, 1761, Diptera: Oestridae) larvae in a sheep
Uslu, Uğur.; Dik, B.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 30(2): 132-134
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 17124665 Document Number: 596457
When the head of a sheep was split into 2 along its longitudinal axis during a pathological examination, a large number of Oestrus ovis larvae were found in the nasal cavities, middle nasal meatus and sinuses of the sheep. A total of 114 Oestrus ovis larvae were collected, including 87 (76.32%) first stage larvae, 25 (21.93%) second stage larvae and 2 (1.75%) third stage larvae from the regions given above.