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Hypodermosis in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina) Cover

Abstract

This paper describes the first documented case of cattle grub (hypodermosis) in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina). Subcutaneous warbles were determined in a si x year old Simmental cow, at nine places along the spine. After the extirpation of larvae, based on the morphological characterisation, larvae of the third stage of Hypoderma bovis were diagnosed. The cow was administered therapeutic treatment, which had a favorable outcome, with no signs of recurrence. To the authors’ best knowledge, the case described in this paper is the first documented case of hypodermosis in cattle in Northern Serbia (Vojvodina). As the climate changed in the past few decades, it is important to pursue detailed investigations of the prevalence of this parasitic myiasis, as there are few such literature data for the Southern region of Serbia. One should also not ignore the fact that species of the genus Hypoderma can cause myiasis in humans as well.

Language: English
Page range: 129 - 133
Submitted on: Aug 21, 2015
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Accepted on: Dec 15, 2015
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Published on: Mar 15, 2016
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2016 Zsolt Becskei, Tamara Ilić, Nataša Pavlićević, Ferenc Kiskároly, Tamaš Petrović, Sanda Dimitrijević, published by Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
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