Author/Editor		Starič, J; Zadnik, T; Vidrih, A; Verglez-Rataj, A
Title		Primer kožne miaze pri dveh ovcah
Translated title		Cutaneous myasis in two sheep
Type		članek
Source		Slov Vet Res
Vol. and No.		Letnik 39, št. 3-4
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 247-54
Language		slo, eng
Abstract		Two Jezersko Solčavska sheep were brought to the hospital because of deep and smelly cutaneous lesions on their hindquarters. A physical examination of the animals revealed necrotized, moist, smelly and darkly discoloured skin without wool. The affected areas of the hindquarters contained many tiny cavities and a few bigger ones that reached the underlying musculature. By applying pressure to the affected skin, greyish yellow 1-cm long fly maggots, tapering towards the mouth, began to exit the cavities. The maggots were microscopically examined and identified as Phaenicia sericata Meig. (also known as Lucilia sericata Meig.), the greenbottle fly, and it was determined that these were cases of flystrike. After cleaning and disinfecting the cutaneous lesions, antiparasitic medications were applied topically and systemically, and because of the poor clinical status of the sheep they were also treated systemically with antibiotics. After 4 days of therapy the sheep were discharged. Information from the field indicates that cases of flystrike are not uncommon in Slovenia.
Summary		Dve ovci jezersko solčavske pasme sta bili pripeljani na kliniko zaradi smrdečih in globokih kožnih sprememb na korenu repa. Pri kliničnem pregledu smo na področju korena repa in prvih repnih vretenc ugotovili nekrotizirano, vlažno in smrdečo kožo črne barve, brez dlake, v njej pa je bilo veliko drobnih in nekaj večjih lukenj, ki so segale do mišičnine. Predvsem iz večjih lukenj so ob pritisku začele izhajati številne ličinke, dolge do 1 cm, sivkastorumenkaste barve, ki so se ožile od zadka proti koničastemu sprednjemu delu. Pregledali smo jih mikroskopsko in ugotovili, da gre za ličinke muhe Phaenicia sericata Meig. Nekateri avtorji jo imenujejo tudi Lucilia sericata Meig. Ta izvid nam je potrdil, da gre za kožno miazo. Po očiščenju kožnih sprememb smo ovci površinsko in sistemsko zdravili z antiparazitikoma. Ker sta bili tudi splošno prizadeti in sta imeli povišano telesno temperaturo, smo ju zdravili tudi z antibiotikom. Domov smo ju odpustili po štirih dneh. Po informacijah s terena naj bi bila kožna miaza pri ovcah v Sloveniji pogost pojav.
Descriptors		MYIASIS LARVA HEMATOLOGIC TESTS SHEEP