tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post4425382841804177237..comments2024-03-27T19:39:11.723-04:00Comments on Parasite of the Day: December 22 - Hypoderma tarandiSusan Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05944116263349266952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-67099191975754680732012-12-25T17:52:09.395-05:002012-12-25T17:52:09.395-05:00They lie eggs on the back of one's head , none...They lie eggs on the back of one's head , none of my patients with myiasis seen the fly near their face. You wouldn't allow anyone near your eyesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-78770948659224843592012-12-21T08:37:01.863-05:002012-12-21T08:37:01.863-05:00Not too sure - some author had suggested that when...Not too sure - some author had suggested that when H. tarandi oviposit on humans, they lay the eggs on the hair of the eyebrows or eyelids, and the hatched larvae end up crawling into the eye after they hatch. Incidentally, there is another botfly - Gedoelstia - is also known on rare occasions cause ocular infection in humans, but they actually infect the muzzle or nostril of their natural host. Tommy Leunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421993204602775597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-2953061618712176392012-12-20T11:45:35.707-05:002012-12-20T11:45:35.707-05:00Yes, very interesting. Why does H. tarandi cause d...Yes, very interesting. Why does H. tarandi cause dermal infection in reindeer and caribou but ocular infection in humans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094038346173044955.post-79485862758784789452010-12-25T09:28:12.342-05:002010-12-25T09:28:12.342-05:00Very interesting. I have an old reindeer hide my p...Very interesting. I have an old reindeer hide my parents bought many years ago at Norway. There are countless little holes in the underside of the hide, which are very probably a result of infestation with Hypoderma tarandi maggots.Markushttp://bestiarium.kryptozoologie.net/noreply@blogger.com