ABSTRACT
Myiasis (myia, meaning ›y in Greek) is an infestation of live vertebrates (humans and/or animals) with dipterous larvae (commonly referred to as maggots), leading to a range of clinical diseases (e.g., dermal and subdermal, facial cavity, wound or traumatic, gastrointestinal, vaginal, and generalized myiasis). Among the myiasis causing Diptera ›ies (the two-winged true ›ies), members of the families Calliphoridae (blow›ies), Sarcophagidae (›esh ›ies), and Oestridae (bot-›ies and warble ›ies) are most important [1,2]. Anisopodidae, Piophilidae, Stratiomyidae, and Syrphidae are other Diptera families that are occasionally involved in myiasis. However, these families will not be covered in this chapter.
