Wound Myiasis Caused by Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera, Calliphoridae) in Al-latifya district, Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract

This study reports nine cases of wound myiasis that were caused by the green bottle fly, Lucilia sericata in domestic herbivorous animals (sheep and cattle) during November 2016 in Latifiya District, Baghdad. The cases were recorded by the 14th July Veterinary Dispensary. Specimens of 216 larvae were collected from the wounds and the identification was made by the first author as Lucilia sericata. Four of the wound cases were caused by barbed wires, two by dog bites, one by trauma and others through umbilicus of the new born calf. The locations of the wounds were distributed between fatty tail, umbilicus, thighs and eyes. This study reports the first outbreak of this fly causing myiasis in Iraq.