Fig 1.
Life cycle of Cordylobia anthropophaga.
1. Adult female Cordylobia anthropophaga lay 100–300 eggs on the on wet clothing or faecal-contaminated soil. 2. Eggs catch to form 1st instar larva d. 3. 1st instar larva penetrates a host which is usually dog, or rodent, but could accidently penetrate a human host and develop to 3rd instar larva. 4. Larva leaves its host to the ground to pupate. 5. pupa metamorphosis to an adult fly.
Table 1.
Summary of selected studies.
Fig 2.
Flowchart for the selection of studies based on the PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
Fig 3.
Diversity and prevalence of human myiasis–causing fly species.