First Report of Intestinal Myiasis Due To Eristalis Tenax in Iran

Abstract

Eristalis tenax, belonging to order Diptera, family Syrphidae seldomly causes in­tes­tinal myiasis. Intestinal myiasis caused by E. tenax larvae is a rare manifesta­tion found in both humans and other vertebrate animals. We report a 22-year-old woman presented with this myiasis. The larva in her stool sample was identified as E. tenax related to its typical morphology and authentic clues. Lack of specific control meas­ures in the domestic water supply system was the most probable cause of this infesta­tion.

Keywords

• Eristalis Tenax
• Intestinal Myiasis
• Rat Tail Maggot