A human case of urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda sp. larvae in Tripoli, Libya

Date

2017-3

Type

Article

Journal title

Annals of Parasitology

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 63

Author(s)

Walid K Saadawi
Taher Shaibi
Badereddin B Annajar

Pages

69 - 71

Abstract

Urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda spp. involving human are very rare and present with unusual symptoms. Larvae belonging to Psychoda sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) were found in the urogenital tract of a 9-year-old girl, who lives in Tajoura, Libya, and had suffered from genital pruritus and moving larvae in urine. This is the first record of such case in Libya.

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