Introduction
Myiasis refers to infestation of humans and/or animals by dipterous
larvae [1]. Overall, more than 100 species of dipteran flies are
present to cause Myiasis.[2] Myiasis wound mostly occurs when fly
larvae infest open wounds. Major predisposing factors of this kind of
myasis are poor socioeconomic conditions, extremes of age and
negligence[3]. Myiasis is a well-known condition to veterinarians
from underdeveloped regions and causes severe economic losses globally
[4]. The prevalence of myiasis are reported both in human and
animals mostly in rural, tropical and subtropical regions but now
commonly seen in temperate zone also [5,6].
As with any sort of infestation of parasites, myiasis causes concerns
for the possibility of secondary bacterial infection, since certain
species of fly and their larvae harbor associated bacteria [7]. Of
particular concern in our case, methicillin resistantstaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a gram-positive round shaped,
anaerobic bacteria that are genetically distinct from
other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is usually a
bacterium of both human and animals and often described as community
associated, healthcare associated or livestock associated. Around 10%
of the sporadic infections are due to livestock-associated MRSA [8].
The MRSA is only susceptible to Vancomycin but it has a carcinogenic
effect. Therefore, we report a case of methicillin resistantstaphylococcus aureus isolated from a calf with myiasis wound in
Bangladesh, as this is of global concern.