hemilucilia segmentaria (fabricius, 1805) (diptera: calliphoridae) as new biological vector of eggs of dermatobia hominis (linnaeus jr., 1781) (diptera: oestridae) in reserva biológica do tinguá, rio de janeiro, brazil. | the aim of this note was to record for the first time the finding of hemilucilia segmentaria acting as biological vector of dermatobia hominis, during a study of the diversity of calliphoridae at reserva biol gica do tinguá, rio de janeiro, brazil. the insects were captured using traps baited with chicken vicera, for a period of 28-30 h twice per month. in the period of one year, 1987 insects were collected, 7.5% of which belonged to the h. segmentaria; of these a female was captured in may 2001 ... | 2004 | 14762521 |
[myiasis associated with some socioeconomic factors in five urban areas of the state of rio de janeiro]. | this was a descriptive epidemiological study with the aim of evaluating the occurrence of human myiasis in urban areas of four municipalities in the state of rio de janeiro. seventy-one patients who spontaneously sought attendance at primary healthcare units between october 1999 and october 2003 were examined. the disease was more prevalent among adults, including in individuals more than 51 years old (42.3%), and among children less than 10 years old (33.8%). from all the cases studied, 62% wer ... | 2007 | 17568884 |
epidemiological study of myiases in the hospital do andara+¡, rio de janeiro, including reference to an exotic etiological agent. | myiases are infestations with dipteran larvae in both necrosed and living tissues, the food source of these insects. these illnesses occur in warm humid climates, and are most frequent in developing countries. we assessed the epidemiological aspects and the influence of climate on the occurrence of myiases and the bioagents in patients admitted to the federal hospital do andara+¡ in rio de janeiro from february 2007 to 2008. the influence of abiotic factors (temperature, humidity, and rainfall) ... | 2011 | 21710036 |