Abstract
Myiasis of different organs has been reported off and on from various regions in the world. We report a human case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the larvae of a sheep nasal botfly, Oestrus ovis, for the first time from Meerut city in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. A 25-year-old farmer presented with severe symptoms of conjunctivitis. The larvae, 3 in number, were observed in the bulbar conjunctiva, and following removal the symptoms of eye inflammation improved within a few hours.
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Pandey, A., Madan, M., Asthana, A. K., Das, A., Kumar, S., & Jain, K. (2009). External Ophthalmomyiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis: A Rare Case Report from India. The Korean Journal of Parasitology, 47(1), 57. https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2009.47.1.57
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