SHORT REPORT - ONE CASE OF NASAL HUMAN MYIASIS CAUSED BY 3RD-STAGE INSTAR LARVAE OF ESTRUS-OVIS

This is a report of a case of human nasal myiasis caused by third inst ar larvae of the sheep nasal hot fly, Oestrus avis. Female flies rarel y deposit first instar larvae in the eye, nostrils, and external audit ory canal of humans, where they usually survive only a few days withou t further development. One human infestation by third instar larvae of O. ovis has been recorded in an patient infected with human immunodef iciency virus (HIV) in the United Kingdom, Our report describes a new case of nasal myiasis caused by the third instar larvae of the sheep h ot fly in a patient without HIV or signs of any other disease.