Pathogens and Global Health (2014) 108, 158-163

Guillaume Desoubeaux, Julien Gaillard, Diane Borée-Moreau, Éric Bailly, Christian R. Andres and Jacques Chandenier (2014)
Gastrointestinal symptoms resembling ulcerative proctitis caused by larvae of the drone fly Eristalis tenax
Pathogens and Global Health 108 (3), 158-163
Abstract: We report a case of facultative intestinal myiasis due to larvae of the drone fly Eristalis tenax, also named the rat-tailed maggots. The development of larvae in the lower bowel was responsible for non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms that resembled ulcerative proctitis. The diagnosis was established upon the observation of four spontaneously excreted mobile larvae. The definite identification of the E. tenax species was made possible by scanning electron microscopy. The clinical outcome was satisfactory.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
damage/losses/economics
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Eristalis tenax		France