After LH surge, ovulation occurs in the night of
oestrus.
The most common etiological agents are larvae from genus: Sarcophaga, Dermatobia,
Oestrus, Gasterophilus, Cochliomya, Lucilia, Chrysomya and Musca (8).
Oestrus ovis is a cosmopolitan parasite and its larval stages inhabits the nasal passages, sinuses of sheep.
Nasal myiasis due to
Oestrus ovis larvae in Israel.
Virga, "Persistence of human myiasis by
Oestrus ovis L.
Ophthalmomyiasis due to
Oestrus ovis was first described in 1947.
During the breeding season, which starts between February and March, adult males congregate to form a lek, which is then visited by females in
oestrus.
Few buffaloes exhibit postpartum
oestrus during April and May due to maximum air temperature (Abayawansa et al.
Oestrus ovis as a cause of red eye in Aljabal Algharbi, Libya.
To the Editor: Ophthalmomyiasis is a zoonosis generally caused by
Oestrus ovis, a fly that lays eggs on the eye of its host.
approximately 12 h after visual observation of
oestrus.
Cases of ophthalmic myiasis externa by
Oestrus Ovis have been reported from different part of the world [2-4] including India.
