a human case of urogenital myiasis caused by psychoda sp larvae in tripoli libya

• DOI: 10.17420/ap6301.88
• Publication Date: 2017-01-01
• Authors: Badereddin B Annajar; Walid K Saadawi; Taher Shaibi

Urogenital myiasis caused by Psychoda spp. involving human are very rare and present with unusual symptoms. Larvae belonging to Psychoda sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) were found in the urogenital tract of a 9-year-old girl, who lives in Tajoura, Libya, and had suffered from genital pruritus and moving larvae in urine. This is the first record of such case in Libya.