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Invasion of Carnus hemapterus (Diptera: Carnidae) into the human external ear canal in Yokohama City

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: A live bird-parasitic fly, Carnus hemapterus Nitzsch, was retrieved from the external ear canal of a 74-year-old Japanese woman in Yokohama City. Her chief complaint included odd sensation and recurring pain in the right ear. Otoscopic examinations revealed many red spots inside the ear canal, suggesting sucking by the fly. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of invasion by this fly species into the human ear canal outside Hokkaido.

Source: Medical Entomology and Zoology

DOI: 10.7601/mez.69.177

Authors: Keiko Kosone, Mayumi Ito, Syuzo Usuku, Nobuko Tanaka, Shiro Murata, Mitsuhiro Iwasa

Institutions: Yokohama City Institute of Public Health, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2913672776

FWCI: 0.215

Cites: 10

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10