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. 2019 Jul 29;12:372. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3618-1

Table 2.

Cases of myiasis in cats caused by taxa of the family Oestridae

Taxon Type of myiasis No. of cases Sex Age Country References
Cuterebra sp. neu 1 unk unk USA [62]
neu 1 A USA [54]
neu 1 K USA [64]
neu 2 A USA [43]
neu 3 2♀; 1♂ 1K; 2A USA [65]
neu 11 6♀; 5♂ A USA [44]
neu 9 5♀; 4♂ 7A; 2unk USA [45]
neu 1 A USA [47]
neu 1 A USA [50]
ophth 1 unk 8w to 2y USA [42]
ophth 1 A USA [56]
ophth 1 A USA [46]
ophth 1 A USA [48]
ophth 1 A USA [73]
oral 1 unk unk USA [63]
oral 1 unk unk USA [51]
resp 1 unk unk USA [11]
resp 1 K USA [61]
resp 2 1A; 1K USA [57]
resp 1 A USA [59]
resp 2 1♀; 1♂ A USA [60]
resp 1 A USA [74]
resp 1 A Canada [66]
resp 1 unk unk USA [51]
cut 1 unk K USA [39]
cut 2 unk unk USA [11]
cut 1 unk unk USA [41]
cut 6 unk 8w to 2y USA [42]
cut 20 unk unk USA [51]
cut 1 unk K USA [49]
aur 1 A USA [58]
neu-cut 1 K USA [65]
neu-cut 1 A USA [45]
unk 1 unk unk USA [40]
C. horripilum cut 2 unk K USA [20]
Dermatobia hominis cut 1 unk A Brazil [78]
cut 1 unk unk Venezuela [79]
cut 1 A Brazil [80]
Oestrus ovis resp 1 A Australia [81]
Cuterebrinae unk 2 unk 1K; 1A USA [19]
Oestridae cut 1 unk K USA [169]
cut 1 unk unk Canada [170]

Abbreviations: neu, neurological; ophth, ophthalmic; cut, cutaneous; resp, respiratory tract; unk, unknown; A, adult; K, kitten; w, weeks; y, years