Case Report

Human Nasal Myiasis Caused by Oestrus ovis in the Highlands of Cusco, Peru: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Human cases of nasal myiasis caused by Oestrus ovis reported in the literature.

Author/yearAgeSexCountryExposureLarval stage

Quesada et al. 1990 [9]36MaleSpainVacation to rural areaL1

Lucientes et al. 1997 [10]64MaleSpainLiving in rural areaL3

Einer and Ellegård 2011 [11]65MaleSwedenVacation to GreeceL2

Mumcuoglu and Eliashar 2011 [7]33FemaleIsraelLiving in rural areaL3

Hummelen et al. 2011 [12]47FemaleNetherlandsVacation to Republic of Cabo VerdeL3

Sante Fernández et al. 2015 [13]43FemaleSpainLiving in tropical areaL1

Sacca et al. 1965 [14]17MaleItalyShepherdUnknown
50MaleItalyShepherdUnknown
32MaleItalyShepherdUnknown
30MaleItalyShepherdUnknown
15MaleItalyShepherdUnknown
16MaleItalyShepherdUnknown
50MaleItalyShepherdUnknown