Reindeer Warble Fly–associated Human Myiasis, Scandinavia

Boris Kan,Domenico Otranto,Rosario Panadero,Kristian Fossen,Arne Nilssen,Kjetil Åsbakk

doi:10.3201/eid1905.130145

Abstract

Reindeer Warble Fly–associated Human Myiasis, Scandinavia

Highlights

To the Editor: We report migratory myiasis that occurred during 1991–2012 caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi (online Technical Appendix Figures 1, 2, wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/19/5/130145-Techapp1.pdf), in 7 tourists to reindeer habitats of northern Scandinavia
To the Editor: We report migratory myiasis that occurred during 1991–2012 caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi, in 7 tourists to reindeer habitats of northern Scandinavia
Patients 1, 3, and 7 underwent eye surgery; 1 living larva was extracted from each patient

Summary

Introduction

To the Editor: We report migratory myiasis that occurred during 1991–2012 caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi (online Technical Appendix Figures 1, 2, wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/19/5/130145-Techapp1.pdf), in 7 tourists to reindeer habitats of northern Scandinavia. Patients 1–7 (Table) had enlarged regional lymph nodes and migratory dermal swelling of the head and upper face. In mid-January 2009, 4 months after initial symptoms, patient 1 felt a sudden pain in his left eye; 10 days later, an ophthalmologist discovered an intraocular larva (online Technical Appendix Figure 3).

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