Victor R, Bhargva K
Department of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
Wilderness Environ Med. 1998;9(1):32-5. doi: 10.1580/1080-6032(1998)009[0032:oioacr]2.3.co;2.
A case of external ophthalmomyiasis caused by the first instar larvae of the sheep nasal botfly (Oestrus ovis) has been reported for the first time from the Sultanate of Oman, Southern Arabia. Sixty larvae were removed from the left eye of a 21-year-old male student, who acquired the infection during a field trip. The manual removal of larvae using a swab stick was the only effective treatment. The larval characteristics are described with illustrations, and the status of O ovis ophthalmomyiasis in the Middle East is discussed. The folk treatment administered for fly-mediated ophthalmomyiasis in Oman is also reported. Ophthalmomyiasis may not be a serious public health problem in Oman, but a nationwide survey of all myiases may be worthwhile.
首次在阿拉伯半岛南部的阿曼苏丹国报道了一例由羊鼻蝇（狂蝇属）一龄幼虫引起的眼外蝇蛆病病例。从一名21岁男学生的左眼取出了60条幼虫，该学生在一次实地考察中感染此病。使用棉签手动清除幼虫是唯一有效的治疗方法。文中配有插图描述了幼虫特征，并讨论了中东地区羊狂蝇眼蝇蛆病的状况。还报道了阿曼针对蝇媒性眼蝇蛆病的民间治疗方法。眼蝇蛆病在阿曼可能不是一个严重的公共卫生问题，但对所有蝇蛆病进行全国性调查可能是值得的。
