The activity of moxidectin as a 1% w/v injectable solution on 1st-instar larvae of Hypoderma spp. was evaluated in 16 naturally infested young cattle [in France]. The animals were selected on the basis of their serological status and allocated to 2 groups of 8 animals. At the end of November, 1...

A review of myiasis in man caused by Hypoderma bovis and H. lineatum, usually cattle parasites, is presented. In France, the disease usually affects children in contact with cattle in the countryside between September and April. Clinical manifestations are usually benign, but ocular and...

Warble infestation of cattle occurs in all regions of France. In 1990, the cost of control in 170 000 cattle in 5000 herds was about 1.5 million francs. Epidemiology, host-parasite relationship and immune phenomena are reviewed.

During March-June of 1982 and 1983, 1910 beef cattle that had been imported from France were examined for warbles in nine herds; 546 (28.6%) were infested. Of 252 larvae, 94% were H. bovis and 6% H. lineatum.

C. and P. describe the finding of a second-stage larva of Hypoderma bovis in a subcutaneous tumour on the withers of a mare in northern France. They discuss the existing records of cattle warbles in horses and point out that, so far, no authenticated instance is known of a mature third-stage larva...