There were no significant differences in the prevalence of CCM at 95% confidence interval among different age and sex groups ( p > 0.05), although puppies (<6 months) appeared more affected.

anthropophaga and hatched adults were “tumbu” flies. A total of 434 larvae were collected from 180 dogs infested with cutaneous myiasis. Live larvae were incubated and emerging adults were captured and identified. A total of 400 dogs were physically examined and larvae collected from myiasis skin lesions and preserved in 70% ethanol, taken to the laboratory, processed and identified using parasitological morphological features.

A questionnaire was administered to dog owners to collect information on CCM risk factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted in eight subcounties of Kitui County, Kenya, from March to August 2021 to estimate the prevalence, risk factors, and etiological agents associated with canine cutaneous myiasis (CCM). None of these have been reported in dogs in Kenya. ruandae) and Dermatobia hominis are reported as the principal cause of nonmigratory cutaneous myiasis of domestic animals. Myiasis is the infestation of living tissues of animals with dipterous larvae.

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