Pharmacological Management of Gastric Myiasis in a Lion

Abstract

Myiasis is the infection which occurs due to various fly (dipterous) larvae in vertebrates’ tissues (humans, domestic/wild animals). Most of Gasterophilus species are obligate parasites of animal’s including donkeys, horses, rhinoceroses, zebra and elephants. The present case study is about gastric myiasis due to infestation of Gasterophilus in an old lion in a zoo in Safari Zoo Lahore. There are few reports of Myiasis in lions and the present report is the first case study of gastric Myiasis in lion in Pakistan. In this present study wound myiasis in lioness was successfully managed at Safari Zoo Lahore.