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Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 79(5), 2008, pp. 797-798
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An Urban Epidemic of Human Myiasis Caused by Dermatobia hominis in French Guiana

Emmanuel Clyti*, Christophe Deligny, Mathieu Nacher, Pascal del Giudice, Dominique Sainte-Marie, Roger Pradinaud, AND Pierre Couppie
Institut Guyanais de Dermatologie Tropicale, Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, BP 6006, 97306 Cayenne, France; EA 3593 Faculte de Medicine, Avenue a’Estries, 97300 Cayenne, France; Centre d’Investigations Cliniques, Epidémiologie Clinique Antilles Guyane, CIC EC CIE802, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, BP 6006, 97306 Cayenne, France; Service d’Infectiologie, Hôpital de Fréjus, France

 

ABSTRACT

We report the onset of an urban epidemic of human myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis. To our knowledge, this is the first urban epidemic described for D. hominis. The epidemic was most likely related to exceptional weather conditions and notably high rainfall in January 2000, which may have facilitated the maturation of the pupae.

Received April 12, 2008. Accepted for publication July 12, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Emmanuel Clyti, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital de Cayenne, BP 6006, 97306 Cayenne, France. E-mail: c.emmanuel{at}voila.fr

Authors’ addresses: Emmanuel Clyti, Christophe Deligny, Dominique Sainte-Marie, Roger Pradinaud, and Pierre Couppie, Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, 97300 Cayenne, France. Mathieu Nacher, Centre d’Investigations Cliniques, 97300 Cayenne, France. Pascal del Giudice, Service d’Infectiologie, Hôpital de Fréjus, Fréjus, France.






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