Myiasis producing flies their importance and losses in

livestock production:

What is Myiasis?
 Myiasis is an infection in which fly larva (maggots) feed off,
and develop in, the tissues of living organisms. True myiasis
results from flies laying eggs in or on the tissues.

 fly larvae(maggots) that grow inside the host while feeding

on its tissue.

 usually occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. There are

several ways for flies to transmit their larvae to Human and
Livestock

 When the invasion occurs in the intestinal tract, it is called

intestinal myiasis; the stomach, gastric myiasis; nasal
myiasis,; cutaneous myiasis etc.

Myiasis causing Flies

 Flies in the order Diptera have been found to cause myiasis.

 In the fourth century BC, Aristotle described Diptera as “two-
winged”, or di+pteron.
 They are also known as “true flies” and only contain a single
pair of functional wings.
 Classification:

Three main families within Diptera cause myiasis.

1) Oestridae (bot flies),
2) Calliphoridae (blow flies)
3) Sarcophagidae (flesh flies)

 However, other families do also have species that cause

myiasis, including Muscidae and Phoridae.

Calliphoridae (blow flies)

• Kingdom:Animalia
• Phylum:Arthropoda
• Class:Insecta
• Order:Diptera
• Family:Calliphoridae

 The Calliphoridae (commonly known as blow flies, are

a family of insects in the order Diptera, with 1,200 known
species.
 Adults may be vectors of pathogens of diseases such
as dysentery.
 Calliphoridae, have frequently been associated with disease
transmission in humans and animals, as well as myiasis.

Sarcophagidae (flesh flies):

• Kingdom:Animalia
• Phylum:Arthropoda
• Class:Insecta
• Order:Diptera
• Family:Sarcophagidae

 Flies in the family Sarcophagidae (from

the Greek sarco- = flesh, phage = eating.
 The same roots as the word "sarcophagus" are commonly
known as flesh flies. 
 Flesh flies can carry leprosy bacilli and can
transmit intestinal pseudomyiasis can cause myiasis in
animals, mostly to sheep, and can give them blood
poisoning, or asymptomatic leprosy infections.
Veterinary importance of Flies:

 Flies are harmful to livestock industry due to economic

losses that are endured each year.

 Depterian flies play major role as vector in spreading many

diseases.

 The housefly (Musca domestica) can be dangerous because it

moves from person to food, drink, garbage, feces. By
transferring infective organisms.

 Houseflies are agents in

transmitting typhoid, dysentery, diarrhea

 Worldwide distribution, and habits of flies combine to make

them harmful to animals and humans.
 suck blood and pus from wounds and sores. Such flies move
constantly from one person to the next and in so doing may
at times transfer disease-causing organism.
Losses in livestock:

 Myiasis is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live

animals.
 Because of animals (particularly domestic animals) cannot
react as effectively as humans to the causes and effects of
myiasis, such infestations present a severe and continuing
problem for livestock.
 Livestock, domestic animals and wildlife are affected directly
by blood loss and irritation caused.
 vectors of various viruses, bacteria and protozoons.

 feeding on livestock and poultry cause weight loss, reduced

egg and milk production, malnutrition in young animals,
dermatitis and delayed pregnancies.

 In some cases the animals that they attack are killed and
many of these deaths result from acute toxaemia and
anaphylactic shock.
Topic: Myiasis producing flies their importance and

losses in livestock production:

Subject: Veterinary entomology and acrology

Sub.to: Dr. Majid Hussain Soomro

Sub. by: Sajjad Ali
Roll no: 2k17-AV-22