Furuncular Myiasis by Dermatobia hominis (Diptera: Oestridae) in Wild Jaguars in the Amazon Rainforest.
Matheus Mickael Mota SoaresLuana Machado BarrosDaniela Aparecida Savariz BôllaMarlus Queiroz AlmeidaDiego da Costa SouzaJucileide Souza de AraujoMichelle Cristina SachetoDavi Anderson Tamborini da SilvaRogério FonsecaPublished in: Journal of medical entomology (2021)
Two individuals of the jaguar, Panthera onca (L.), were captured near the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, Brazilian Amazon, during the years of 2017 and 2018. The jaguars presented furuncular myiasis caused by the human botfly Dermatobia hominis (L.) on the rear thighs and tail. This is the first record of infestation of D. hominis in P. onca in the Amazon region.
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