Case Report on: A rare Case of Gastric Myiasis in a Lion Caused by Gasterophilus intestinalis (Diptera: Gasterophilidae)

Maryam Ganjali*1 and Mojtaba Keighobadi 2

* 1 . Department of parasitology, Faculty of veterinary medicine, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran 2 . Instituteof specificanimals, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

*Corresponding Author’s e-mail address: m.ganjali@uoz.ac.ir

Abstract :

Myiasis is the invasion of the tissues of vertebrates (man and domestic or wild animals) by dipterous larvae.Gasterophilosis is a myiasis affecting equid hosts, It occurs worldwide, but more often in Palearctic and Afrotropical regions. Species of Gasterophilus are obligate parasite of horses, donkeys, zebras, elephants and rhinoceroses. Nine species are recognized in total, six of which are of interest as veterinary parasites of equids.Although presence of Gasterophilus spp in equids host is usual, but few myiasis among wild animals has been reported. Lion myiasis has been reported rarely, the case appears to be the first report of Gastric myasisin lion.This case report describes infections caused by G. intestinalisin an old lion in Zoo of a small town, in eastern Iran. Keywords:Myiasis, Gasterophilusintestinalis, Iran