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2 September 2020 Rabbit Bot Fly Furuncular, Tracheopulmonary, and Human Bot Fly Infestations in Connecticut (Oestridae: Cuterebrinae)
Kirby C. Stafford III, Gale E. Ridge, Goudarz Molaei, Christine Zarb, Paula Bevilacqua
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Endemic and tropical human bot infestations are relatively uncommon or unreported in the United States. We report two cases in Connecticut: an unusual furuncular and respiratory myiasis by the rabbit bot Cuterebra buccata (Fab.) (Diptera: Oestridae) in a 74-yr-old male and a case of human bot fly, Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Diptera: Oestridae), myiasis in a 4-yr-old female with a tropical travel history with her family. Identification of C. buccata was based morphologically, in part, on spinal armature and further corroborated by DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial COI gene and comparison to the National Center for Biotechnology Information GenBank DNA sequence database. The resulting annotated sequence data were deposited into the National Center for Biotechnology Information GenBank. The unique medical aspects, and limitations and specifics on bot fly larval habits and identification are discussed.

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Kirby C. Stafford III, Gale E. Ridge, Goudarz Molaei, Christine Zarb, and Paula Bevilacqua "Rabbit Bot Fly Furuncular, Tracheopulmonary, and Human Bot Fly Infestations in Connecticut (Oestridae: Cuterebrinae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 58(1), 114-120, (2 September 2020). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa181
Received: 14 May 2020; Accepted: 28 July 2020; Published: 2 September 2020
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KEYWORDS
bot fly
Cuterebra
Dermatobia
myiasis
rodent bot
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