Epidemiology of larvae of Chrysomya bezziana in Buffalos in Basra province, South of Iraq.

Abstract

The study include 250 waters buffalos from the marshes of Basrah during 2006. There 32 were positive cases of Chysomya benzziana larvae causes sub coetaneous myiases. This report consider the first recards of OWS in buffalo. The study showed that foot & mouth disease, tics & lice bite are among many other factors for OWS to but there eggs in small injury and causes myiases in mammals. The study shows that Chysomya benzziana larvae was resistan to water environment in which they live.