Avian Wound Myiasis Caused by Calliphora vicina Robineau–Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in an Immature Migrating Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila Heliaca Savigny) (Aves: Accipitridae) in Southwestern Iran

Abstract

We captured an injured immature Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca Savigny) on the outskirts of the city of Alvan (south of city of Shoush) in the Iranian southwestern province of Khuzestan in February 2014. The young bird had been leg-ringed at the nestling stage in Kazakhstan in June 2013 before setting off on its migration towards southern parts of Iran. The eaglet was suffering from a deep fracture in its left wing leading to an extensive necrotic wound, which was heavily infested by maggots (fly larvae). The examination of internal cephalopharyngeal skeleton and external morphological characters of the third-instar larvae, including posterior spiracles, led to the identification of the blow fly species of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy. This is the first report of myiasis in a vulnerable wild bird species in Iran and the first recorded infestation of an Eastern Imperial Eagle by the facultative myiasis agent C. vicina in the world.

First case of traumatic myiasis caused by Calliphora vicina in a crested porcupine Hystrix cristata L. in Italy

“…vicina is a cosmopolitan species known as the main forensic indicator on human corpses (Bonacci et al, 2009(Bonacci et al, , 2016 and carrion (Byrd & Castner, 2009). The species is known also as secondary myiasis agent of many wild vertebrates (Araghi et al, 2015) and with C. vomitoria are considered thermophobic and adapted to relatively cold and wet habitats (Davies & Lawrence, 1992;Baz et al, 2007;Martinez-Sanchez et al, 2000;Singh & Bharti, 2009;Martin-Vega & Baz, 2013;Greco et al, 2014).…”

“…Calliphora vicina it is known like facultative ectoparasites of many species of wild animals and humans (Dehlaes et al, 2001;Sales et al, 2003;Knotek et al, 2004;Salvetti et al, 2012;Araghi et al, 2015).…”

İki Leylek (Ciconia ciconia) ve Bir Şahin (Buteo buteo)’de Lucilia sericata’nın Neden Olduğu Yara Miyazı

“…Enfekte hayvanlara antiparaziter, antibiyotik ve destekleyici ilaç uygulamaları yapılarak iyileşinceye kadar rehabilitasyon merkezinde hospitalize edildi. [1,3,6]. Ülkemizde ise yabani kanatlılarda tespit edilen tür L.sericata'dır [4,8].…”

“…Hastalık kanatlılarda memeliler kadar yaygın değildir [9]. Dünyada yapılan çalışmalarda kartal, doğan, şahin, kerkenez, baykuş, turna, beyaz leylek, kaz, bazı ördek türleri, ağaç kakan, bülbül ve makavlarda miyaz vakaları tespit edilmiştir [1,6]. Ülkemizde ise şahin, baykuş ve kargalarda hastalık bildirilmiştir [4,8].…”

“…Dünyaya genelinde yapılan çalışmalarda kanatlılarda tespit edilen miyaz etkenleri Calliphora vicina, Lucilia sericata, Wohlfahrtia vigil, W.magnifica, W.opaca, Cuterebra buccata ve Dermatobia hominis'tir [1,3,6]. Ülkemizde ise yabani kanatlılarda tespit edilen tür L.sericata'dır [4,8].…”