Abstract

Case Presentation

Myiasis in a Backyard Pig: A Case Report

Md Niamot Ali, Mahdi Hasan, Ireen Sultana Shanta, Md Abu Choudhury, Mustafizur Rahman and Abdulla Al Mamun Bhuyan*

Published: 27 May, 2024 | Volume 8 - Issue 1 | Pages: 015-017

Background: Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of livestock animals caused by dipteran larvae. The presence of wounds, lack of hygiene on the farm, and temperate climatic conditions contribute to myiasis. Swine can be infested by myiasis if injured pigs are not treated properly and failure to treat myiasis in time may cause the culling or death of the pigs, resulting in huge economic loss to the farmers. But like humans and other farm animals, pigs also deserve to be treated and cured of any suffering or disease. Therefore, this study is documented on pig myiasis and its management because to date a few cases have been reported on it.
Case presentation: This case report documented the successful management of neck myiasis in a male, 9-month-old, 12-kg-weighing backyard pig. The wound site was cleaned using antiseptics and maggots were removed. The site was treated with turpentine oil, and ivermectin at 0.2 mg/kg B.W. and S/C. A combination of streptomycin (12.5 mg/kg B.W.) and penicillin (20000 IU/kg B.W.) was used IM daily for 5 days to prevent secondary bacterial infection. The wound was dressed regularly on every alternate day until the complete removal of maggots and the formation of granulation tissue.
Conclusion: Through proper therapeutic management, the backyard pig’s neck myiasis wound was successfully healed in 10 days without any complications.

Read Full Article HTML DOI: 10.29328/journal.ivs.1001042 Cite this Article Read Full Article PDF

Keywords:

Myiasis; Backyard pig; Clinical management

References

  1. Njoga UJ, Ilo SU, Ugwu PC, Ajibo FE, Bernard NS, Onwuka OS, Njoga EO. Reproductive and fertility parameters of pigs reared in Enugu State, Nigeria, Animal Research International. 2021; 5;18(1):3918-26.
  2. Mpofu I, Makuza SMM. Pig Production Science and Technology, 1st edition, Ed: A. Shonhiwa, Upfront Publishing, UK. 2003.
  3. "Germany: Better performance and increased litter size - Pig Progress" https://www.pigprogress.net/health-nutrition/germany-better-performance-and-increased-litter-size.
  4. Losinger WC. Feed-conversion ratio of finisher pigs in the USA. Prev Vet Med. 1998 Oct 9;36(4):287-305. doi: 10.1016/s0167-5877(98)00094-4. PMID: 9820889.
  5. Wang D, Huang J, Lohmar B. Feed Conversion Ratio, Profitability and Farm Size in China’s Pig Industry, 2015.
  6. Pork | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.
  7. "Pig" https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/pig.
  8. Feed-to-Meat - Conversion Inefficiency Ratios - A Well-Fed World. https://awellfedworld.org/feed-ratios.
  9. Szűcs I, Vida V. Global tendencies in pork meat-production, trade and consumption. Appl Stud Agribus Commer. 2017 Dec 31;11(3-4):105-11.
  10. Anower AK, Ahmed M, Rahman MM, Hasan A, Islam MA, Rahman L. Hygienic farming system improved pig-rearers livelihood status in South-West region of Bangladesh. Int J Avian Wildl Biol. 2017; 2:91-97.
  11. Khanum R, Mahadi MSA, Islam MS. Tribal women's involvement with pig farming in Bangladesh: an evidence of Moulvibazar district. SAARC J Agric. 2018; 16(1):115-127.
  12. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Report of the household-based livestock and poultry survey 2009. In: Division S, editor: Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh; 2010.
  13. Islam A, Trisha AA, Safiul M, Sardar A, Akbor M, Al Mamun A, Bhuyan MS, Faruk MA, Sharif SM, Nahar Z. Pig raising practices by underprivileged, ethnic people in Bangladesh. Insights Vet Sci. 2021; 15(25):35.
  14. Zumpt F. Myiasis in man and animals in the Old World, Butterworths, London, United Kingdom. 1965.
  15. Francesconi F, Lupi O. Myiasis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2012 Jan;25(1):79-105. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00010-11. PMID: 22232372; PMCID: PMC3255963.
  16. Imtiaz MA, Rahman MA, Islam K, Barua M, Alim MA, Chowdhury S, Sikder S. Prevalence and associated risk factors of myiasis in different areas of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Res J Vet Pract. 2014;2(2):22-7.
  17. Glory M, Paul N. Study on the development of maggots on meat, International Journal of Science and Research Achieve, 2024.
  18. Sunny B, Sulthana L, James A, Sivakumar T. Maggot Infestation: Various Treatment Modalities. J Am Coll Clin Wound Spec. 2018 Mar 30;8(1-3):51-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jccw.2018.03.002. PMID: 30276127; PMCID: PMC6161638.
  19. Chakrabarti, ASIT. Incidence of maggot wound in crossbred pig in an organized farm. In The International Conference on Integrating Climate, Crop, Ecology-The Emerging areas of Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock, Fishery, Forestry, Biodiversity and Policy Issues at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 4th June. 2016.
  20. Veraldi S, Brusasco A, Süss L. Cutaneous myiasis caused by larvae of Cordylobia anthropophaga (Blanchard). Int J Dermatol. 1993 Mar;32(3):184-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1993.tb02789.x. PMID: 8444529.
  21. Chakrabarti A, Kumar D. Disease Incidences in Pigs due to Seasonal Variation and Climatic Effect in an Organized Farm, 2017.
  22. Burgess IF. Myiasis: maggot infestation. Nurs Times. 2003 Apr 1-7;99(13):51-3. PMID: 12715561.
  23. Singh A, Singh D. A study on the incidence of myiasis among dairy animals in the State of Punjab, India. 2016; 9(1): 30-34.
  24. Grada A, Mervis J, Falanga V. Research Techniques Made Simple: Animal Models of Wound Healing. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Oct;138(10):2095-2105.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.08.005. PMID: 30244718.
  25. Kamble S, Ganguly S, Qadri K, Mahajan T. Management of Auricular Myiasis in Swine: A Case Report. Int J Contemp Pathol. 2016; 2(1):49-50.
  26. John, D. and Petri, W. Markell and Voge’s Medical Parasitology, 9th Ed, Missouri: Saunders Elsevier. 2006; 328-334.
  27. Jervis-Bardy J, Fitzpatrick N, Masood A, Crossland G, Patel H. Myiasis of the ear: a review with entomological aspects for the otolaryngologist. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2015 May;124(5):345-50. doi: 10.1177/0003489414557021. Epub 2014 Oct 30. PMID: 25358614.

Figures:

Similar Articles

  • Myiasis in a Backyard Pig: A Case Report
    Md Niamot Ali, Mahdi Hasan, Ireen Sultana Shanta, Md Abu Choudhury, Mustafizur Rahman and Abdulla Al Mamun Bhuyan* Md Niamot Ali, Mahdi Hasan, Ireen Sultana Shanta, Md Abu Choudhury, Mustafizur Rahman, Abdulla Al Mamun Bhuyan*. Myiasis in a Backyard Pig: A Case Report. . 2024 doi: 10.29328/journal.ivs.1001042; 8: 015-017

Recently Viewed

Read More

Most Viewed

Read More

Help ?