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Table 3 Cases of myiasis in cats caused by taxa of the family Calliphoridae

From: Myiasis in domestic cats: a global review

Taxon

Type of myiasis

No. of cases

Sex

Age

Country

References

Cochliomyia sp.

cut

1

unk

A

USA

[10]

Cochliomyia hominivorax

ophth

1

A

Brazil

[88]

oral

1

A

Brazil

[88]

cut

2

unk

unk

USA

[92]

cut

3

unk

unk

USA

[93]

cut

2

unk

unk

Trinidad and Tobago

[94]

cut

2

unk

unk

Jamaica

[95]

cut

1

unk

unk

Argentina

[171]

cut

9

unk

unk

Argentina

[96]

cut

10

1♀; 9♂

A

Brazil

[88]

cut

5

A

Brazil

[90]

cut-oral-resp

1

A

Brazil

[89]

unk

unk

unk

unk

USA

[172]

unk

2

unk

unk

Curaçao

[173]

unk

unk

unk

unk

Brazil

[86]

unk

>152

unk

unk

Brazil

[87]

unk

1

unk

unk

Brazil

[91]

unk

2

unk

unk

USA

[85]

Chrysomya bezziana

cut

21

3♀; 18♂

1K; 20A

Malaysia

[100]

unk

unk

unk

unk

Papua New Guinea

[97]

unk

1

unk

unk

Papua New Guinea

[98]

unk

4

unk

unk

Sri Lanka

[99]

Lucilia sericata

ophth

1

unk

A

Turkey

[120]

cut

1

unk

unk

Germany

[111]

cut

1

unk

Argentina

[125]

cut

10

unk

unk

Argentina

[96]

cut

1

unk

unk

Israel

[119]

cut

2

1unk; 1♀

unk

Malta

[115]

cut

2

A

Italy

[117]

cut

1

A

Turkey

[121]

cut

1

unk

Turkey

[123]

urog

1

unk

USA

[124]

urog

1

A

Turkey

[118]

urog

1

A

Turkey

[122]

gastr

1

unk

unk

Italy

[108]

gastr

2

unk

unk

Israel

[119]

unk

unk

unk

unk

Austria

[113]

cut-gastr-urog

4

unk

unk

Austria

[112]

Calliphora vicina

cut

3

A

Spain

[134]

aur

1

unk

K

Italy

[117]

Phormia regina

cut-aur-gastr

3

unk

K

Turkey

[144]

Lucilia eximia

cut

1

K

Brazil

[146]

Lucilia caesar

unk

unk

unk

unk

Austria

[113]

Lucilia coeruleiviridis

unk

1

unk

K

USA

[154]

Lucilia sp.

unk

unk

unk

unk

Canada

[174]

  1. Abbreviations: urog, urogenital; gastr, gastrointestinal; aur, auricular; ophth, ophthalmic; cut, cutaneous; resp, respiratory tract; unk, unknown; A, adult; K, kitten