Hypodermosis in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina)

Abstract

Case Report Mac Vet Rev 2016; 39 (1): 129-133 This paper describes the first documented case of cattle grub (hypodermosis) in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina). Subcutaneous warbles were determined in a si x year old Simmental cow, at nine places along the spine. After the extirpation of larvae, based on the morphological characterisation, larvae of the third stage of Hypoderma bovis were diagnosed. The cow was administered therapeutic treatment, which had a favorable outcome, with no signs of recurrence. To the authors' best knowledge, the case described in this paper is the first documented case of hypodermosis in cattle in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina). As the climate changed in the past few decades, it is important to pursue detailed investigations of the prevalence of this parasitic myiasis, as there are few such literature data for the Southern region of Serbia. One should also not ignore the fact that species of the genus Hypoderma can cause myiasis in humans as well.

Treatment and control of bovine hypodermosis with ivermectin long-acting injection (IVOMEC® GOLD)

“…in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Estonia [ 11 – 24 ]. In addition, bovine hypodermosis is prevalent in several countries in eastern and south eastern Europe including Belarus, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania and Greece [ 25 – 33 ], and it is still endemic in resource-limited countries in northern Africa and Asia [ 34 – 41 ].…”