Ocular and cutaneous myiasis in sheep in saudi arabia [electronic resource].

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Three sheep were treated from cutaneous and ocular myiasis at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital King Faisal University. Two animals were suffering from deep and smelly necrotized, moist cutaneous lesions on their hind quarters that reached the underlying musculature. The lesion of the third sheep was located in the left eye destroying the globe. By applying pressure to the affected skin, greyish yellow 1-cm long fly maggots, tapering towards the mouth, began to exit the cavities. The maggots were microscopically examined and identified as Lucilia sericata; Meigen., the green bottle fly, and it was determined that these were cases of fly-strike. After cleaning and disinfecting the lesions, antiparasitic medications were applied topically and systemically. The animals were also treated systemically with antibiotics. After 5 days of therapy the sheep were discharged. Information from the field indicates that cases of fly strike are not uncommon in Al-Ahsa.

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