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Wound Myiasis Due to Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) in Persian Horned Viper, Pseudocerastes persicus (Squamata: Viperidae)

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A case of myiasis due to Musca domestica describes in Pseudocerastes persicus for the first time. The snake was found in Bari Karafs, Kashan, Iran, with a lesion on its body. Fourteen live larvae of M. domestica removed from its wound. This is the first report of a new larval habitat of M. domestica.

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Myiasis Pseudocerastes persicus Musca domestica Muscidae
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Dehghani R, Sedaghat M, Sabahi Bidgoli M. Wound Myiasis Due to Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) in Persian Horned Viper, Pseudocerastes persicus (Squamata: Viperidae). J Arthropod Borne Dis. 1;6(1):86-89.