A review on the occurrence of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Brazil

Abstract Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel, 1858), the New World screwworm, causes primary myiasis in wild and domestic animals in tropical and subtropical regions of Brazil. Although this species is considered to occur throughout the country, organized information about its recorded distribution has not been available until now. This article aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the historical and current data published on both immature (myiasis) and adult stages of C. hominivorax in Brazil. A total of 174 articles were found; of these, 141 articles reported myiasis cases in cattle (146 records), humans (68 records), and other mammalian hosts (40 records), and captures of adult flies were reported in 33 articles. C. hominivorax is widespread in Brazil, having been recorded in 208 municipalities in all major biomes of the country.

摘要：嗜人锥蝇（Cochliomyia hominivorax，Coquerel, 1858）俗称新大陆螺旋蝇，可在巴西热带与亚热带地区的野生动物及家养动物中引发原发性蝇蛆病。尽管该物种被认为在巴西全境均有分布，但截至目前，尚未有关于其已记录分布范围的系统整理资料。本文旨在全面综述已发表的关于巴西境内嗜人锥蝇幼态（蝇蛆病相关）与成虫阶段的相关研究数据。本次共检索到174篇相关文献；其中141篇报道了牛类（146例记录）、人类（68例记录）及其他哺乳类宿主的蝇蛆病病例，另有33篇文献记录了成虫的捕获情况。嗜人锥蝇在巴西境内广泛分布，已在该国所有主要生物群区的208个市镇中被记录到。