Case Report
Hypodermosis in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina)
Zsolt Becskei * ,
Tamara Ilić ,
Nataša Pavlićević ,
Ferenc Kiskároly ,
Tamaš Petrović ,
Sanda Dimitrijević

Mac Vet Rev 2016; 39 (1): 129 - 133

10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0072

Received: 21 August 2015

Received in revised form: 24 November 2015

Accepted: 15 December 2015

Available Online First: 04 January 2016

Published on: 15 March 2016

Correspondence: Zsolt Becskei, beckeizolt@gmail.com
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Abstract

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.

Keywords: bovine, internal myiasis, oestridae, Hypoderma bovis, larval stage

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The authors declared that they have no potential conflict of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

Citation Information

Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 129-133, p-ISSN 1409-7621, e-ISSN 1857-7415, DOI: 10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0072, 2016

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