Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Mexico: morphological and molecular identification using the cytochrome oxidase I gene

Authors

  • Fernando Martínez-Hernández Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Departamento de Ecología de Agentes Patógenos
  • Maria Elisa Vega-Memije Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Departamento de Dermatopatología
  • Guiehdani Villalobos Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Departamento de Ecología de Agentes Patógenos
  • Diego Perez-Rojas Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina
  • Daniel Asz-Sigall Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Clínica de Onco-Dermatología
  • Nancy Rivas Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Entomología
  • Ricardo Alejandre Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Laboratorio de Entomología
  • Pablo Maravilla Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Departamento de Ecología de Agentes Patógenos https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2534-9447
  • Mirza Romero Valdovinos Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Histocompatibilidad https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0522-8357

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201961045

Keywords:

Dermatobia hominis, Myiasis, Cytochrome oxidase I (coxI), Mitochondrial genes, Molecular markers

Abstract

Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis, the human botfly, is frequent in the Americas, however, scarce morphological and molecular information exist regarding this dipteran. We describe three cases in urban areas of Mexico were D. hominis is not endemic. Morphological and genetic identification were performed using the cytochrome oxidase I as a molecular marker. The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene is useful for inferring the genetic divergence of D. hominis.

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Published

2019-02-08

Issue

Vol. 61 (2019)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Martínez-Hernández, F., Vega-Memije, M. E., Villalobos, G., Perez-Rojas, D., Asz-Sigall, D., Rivas, N., Alejandre, R., Maravilla, P., & Valdovinos, M. R. (2019). Myiasis caused by Dermatobia hominis in Mexico: morphological and molecular identification using the cytochrome oxidase I gene. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 61, e45. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201961045