Gastric myiasis due to Gyrostigma pavesii Corti (Diptera: Gastrophilidae) in a white rhinoceros, Cerathotherium simum [Malaysia]

Vellayan, S.; Zahedi, M.; Jeffery, J.

Gastric myiasis due to Gyrostigma pavesii Corti (Diptera: Gastrophilidae) in a white rhinoceros, Cerathotherium simum [Malaysia]

1983

Vellayan, S. | Zahedi, M. | Jeffery, J.

A case of gastric myiasis in a white rhinoceros due to an African botfly, Gyrostigma pavesii, at the Zoo Negara Malaysia, is presented. A total of 30 live third-stage larvae were recovered at postmortem from the animal which died due to a condition unrelated to myiasis. The effect of modern transportation and indiscriminate importation of animals from foreign countries on human and animal health is discussed

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