Title: | Traumatic sheep myiasis: A review of the current understanding |
Author(s): | Bambaradeniya YTB; Magni PA; Dadour IR; |
Address: | "Discipline of Medical, Molecular & Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. Electronic address: sritharindu27@gmail.com. Discipline of Medical, Molecular & Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Murdoch University Singapore, King's Centre, Singapore. Electronic address: P.Magni@murdoch.edu.au. Discipline of Medical, Molecular & Forensic Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Source Certain, PO Box 1570, Wangara DC, Western Australia 6947, Australia. Electronic address: ian.dadour@sourcecertain.com" |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109853 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-2550 (Electronic) 0304-4017 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Myiasis, or the infestation of live humans and vertebrate animals by dipterous larvae, is a health issue worldwide. The economic impact and potential threat to animal health and wellbeing of this disease under the animal husbandry sector is considerable. Sheep are a highly vulnerable livestock category exposed to myiasis (sheep strike), due to several unique predisposing factors that attract flies. The successful mitigation of this disease relies on a thorough understanding of fly population dynamics associated with the change in weather patterns and the evaluation of this disease through different branches of science such as chemistry, molecular biology, and microbiology. The present review provides a summary of the existing knowledge of strike in sheep, discussed in relation to the application of volatile organic compounds, metagenomics, and molecular biology, and their use regarding implementing fly control strategies such as traps, and to increase the resilience of sheep to this disease through improving their health and wellbeing" |
Keywords: | Animals;Humans Animals Sheep *Sheep Diseases/epidemiology/prevention & control *Myiasis/epidemiology/veterinary *Diptera Weather Larva Economy Metagenomics Microbiology Strike Traps Volatile organic compounds; |
Notes: | "MedlineBambaradeniya, Y T B Magni, P A Dadour, I R eng Review Netherlands 2022/12/29 Vet Parasitol. 2023 Feb; 314:109853. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109853. Epub 2022 Dec 15" |