RT Journal Article
T1 Pedicle myiasis by Lucilia caesar (Diptera, Calliphoridae): an emerging disease in roe deer from north-western Spain
A1 Martínez Calabuig, Néstor
A1 Panadero Fontán, Rosario
A1 Remesar Alonso, Susana
A1 García-Dios, David
A1 Saldaña Ruiz, Ana
A1 Díez Baños, Pablo
A1 Prieto Lago, Alberto
A1 Díaz Fernández, Pablo
A1 Morrondo Pelayo, María Patrocinio
A1 López Sández, Ceferino Manuel
K1 Calliphoridae
K1 Capreolus capreolus
K1 Lucilia caesar
K1 North-western Spain
K1 Pedicle myiasis
AB A total of 35 male roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Lugo province (north-western Spain) were examined for pedicle myiasis between 2020 and 2022. All these animals had died by different causes and were examined or preserved just after their death to avoid post-mortem infestations. After external and internal head inspection, five animals were diagnosed with severe myiasis at the basis of the antlers (14.29%; 95% confidence interval = 5.38–31.04). All the affected bucks presented a cutaneous wound (1.5–15 cm in diameter) around the pedicles with extensive tissue destruction, exposition of frontal and parietal bones, and massive infestation by dipteran larvae (2–12 mm long). Four of five roe deer showed whitish egg clusters adhered to the basis of the antlers. Moreover, in one animal, six larvae had penetrated the cranial cavity, and in two of them larvae were also found in the nasopharyngeal cavity. All the cases were recorded in summer (May–August). Morphological identification and subsequent molecular confirmation revealed that all animals were infested by different larval stages of Lucilia caesar (Diptera: Calliphoridae). This study represents the first report of pedicle myiasis in Spain. Since this disease is reported sporadically, the detection of five cases in a short period of time suggests an increase in the incidence of this myiasis
PB Wiley
SN 0269-283X
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30786
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/30786
LA eng
NO Martínez-Calabuig, N., Panadero, R., Remesar, S., García-Dios, D., Saldaña, A., Díaz, P. et al. (2023) Pedicle myiasis by Lucilia caesar (Diptera, Calliphoridae): An emerging disease in roe deer from north-western Spain. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1–5. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12654
DS Minerva
RD 27 abr 2026