First report of flesh-fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) myiasis in little-devil poison frog (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from Ecuador

IF 2 3区医学 Q3 ECOLOGY

International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101093

Michelle Vélez , Mark-Oliver Rödel , Vladimir Carvajal , David A. Donoso , Mónica A. Guerra

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Abstract

We report a case of myiasis in the poison frog Oophaga sylvatica from the Canandé Reserve located in the Chocó region of northwestern Ecuador. We identified the causal agents as larvae of flesh flies, Sarcophagidae, by means of DNA barcoding and morphological features. This represents the first record of myiasis in an anuran in Ecuador and the second record for Dendrobatidae in the Neotropics. This observation may constitute a case of facultative parasitism where larvae are deposited in the frog's wounds, but further research is needed to understand the biological mechanisms underlying this interaction.

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厄瓜多尔小魔鬼毒蛙肉蝇病（双翅目：麻蝇科）首次报道

我们报告一例蝇蛆病在毒蛙Oophaga sylvatica从canand保护区位于Chocó地区的西北部厄瓜多尔。通过DNA条形码和形态特征鉴定病原为肉蝇科蝇幼虫。这是厄瓜多尔一种昆虫中蝇蛆病的第一次记录，也是新热带地区石虫科的第二次记录。这一观察结果可能构成兼性寄生的一个案例，幼虫沉积在青蛙的伤口中，但需要进一步的研究来了解这种相互作用的生物学机制。

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International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife Medicine-Infectious Diseases

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3.80

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5.60%

发文量

113

审稿时长

45 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (IJP-PAW) publishes the results of original research on parasites of all wildlife, invertebrate and vertebrate. This includes free-ranging, wild populations, as well as captive wildlife, semi-domesticated species (e.g. reindeer) and farmed populations of recently domesticated or wild-captured species (e.g. cultured fishes). Articles on all aspects of wildlife parasitology are welcomed including taxonomy, biodiversity and distribution, ecology and epidemiology, population biology and host-parasite relationships. The impact of parasites on the health and conservation of wildlife is seen as an important area covered by the journal especially the potential role of environmental factors, for example climate. Also important to the journal is ''one health'' and the nature of interactions between wildlife, people and domestic animals, including disease emergence and zoonoses.