Occurrence and histopathology of Przhevalskiana silenus larvae infestation in sheep of Jammu, India

Abstract

Warble fly infestation is primarily a myiasis of cattle and goat. However, a nondescript sheep from an endemic region was observed with nodules under subcutaneous tissue. So, this paper reports infestation of a sheep with Przhevalskiana silenus larvae in Jammu region of North India. The myiasis was confirmed with parasite morphology and specific histopathological changes observed in cutaneous myiasis. © 2013 Indian Society for Parasitology.