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Case Report · Volume 2, Issue 3, Pages 48–51, 12 August 2015 · Open Access

Asphyxial Death by Oestrus ovis in a Pneumonic Goat

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12 August 2015
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  • Abstract | Nasal myiasis is an unusual disease in goats caused by the infestation of nasal cavities by the larvae of Oestrus ovis.
  • On post-mortem, 13 larvae of Oestrus ovis were recovered from the nasal sinus and their morphological study was performed.
  • The present documentation, reports rare cases of goat nasal sinus infestation with migrating O. ovis larvae resulting in sudden onset of episodes of neurological signs and later on asphyxia death.
  • This report documents the first known case of asphyxial death by nasal myiasis in a goat of Bangladesh by O. ovis.

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Md. Ahaduzzaman1*, Md. Shafiqul Islam2, Sharmin Akter1, Md. Jashim Uddin1, Shad Md. Omar Sharif1, Abdul Mannan1

1Department of Medicine and Surgery; 2Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chit­tagong-4202, Bangladesh.

*Correspondence | Md. Ahaduzzaman, Chittagong Veterinary & Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh; Email: zaman.cvasu@gmail.com

Abstract
Nasal myiasis is an unusual disease in goats caused by the infestation of nasal cavities by the larvae of Oestrus ovis. A buck was presented with clinical history of nasal discharge, sneezing and onset of episodes of neurological symptoms such as ataxia, staggering gait, convulsions and paddling of the legs. The animal was treated with ivermectin @ 0.2 mg/kg and amoxicillin @10 mg/kg body weight with supportive therapy, but the response to the treatment was grave owing to asphyxia. On post-mortem, 13 larvae of Oestrus ovis were recovered from the nasal sinus and their morphological study was performed. The carcass showed severe congestion of the lungs accompanied by frothy exudation in the trachea. This report presents the first case of goat nasal myiasis in Bangladesh.

Keywords | Oestrus ovis, Goat, Ivermectin, Pneumonia, Nasal myiasis

Editor | Muhammad Imran Rashid, Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Received | July 14, 2015; Revised | August 03, 2015; Accepted | August 04, 2015; Published | August 10, 2015

Citation | Ahaduzzaman M, Islam MS, Akter S, Uddin MJ, Sharif SMO, Mannan A (2015). Asphyxial death by Oestrus ovis in a pneumonic goat. J. Adv. Parasitol. 2(3): 48-51.

ISSN | 2311-4096

Copyright © 2015 Ahaduzzaman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Special thanks to Aranzazu Meana, European Veterinary Parasitology College (EVPC) for his suggestive opinion to identify the parasite.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Author’s Contribution

Md. Ahaduzzaman and Abdul Mannan treated the patient at the hospital. Md. Ahaduzzaman, Abdul Mannan, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Md. Jashim Uddin and Shad Md. Omar Sharif performed the postmortem examination. Sharmin Akter and Abdul Mannan carried out the hematological evaluation. Md. Shafiqul Islam prepared the histopathological slide for microscopic experimentation. Md. Ahaduzzaman and Sharmin Akter designed the research work, drafted and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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