A reindeer herd in Kolguyev Island in 1895. The caption reads: "We entered today on a new phase of reindeer life. For the first time the fly appeared (Hypoderma tarandi), known to the Samoyeds as Pi-liur, and to the Russians as Orwot.
Hypoderma tarandi, also known as the reindeer warble fly and reindeer botfly,[1] is a species of warble fly that is parasitic on reindeer.[2]
The larvae of this fly are a skin-penetrating ectoparasite that usually infest populations of reindeer and caribou in Arctic areas, causing harm to the hides, meat and milk in domesticated herds. They also may cause ophthalmomyiasis in humans,[3] leading to uveitis, glaucoma and retinal detachment.[4]H. lineatum and H. sinense may also infest humans.[4]
^Chillcott, in Stone et al., 1965, Catalog of the Diptera of America north of Mexico, p. 1112.
^Samuelsson, Fredrik; Nejsum, Peter; Raundrup, Katrine; Vicky Alstrup Hansen, Tina; Moliin Outzen Kapel, Christian (2013). "Warble infestations by Hypoderma tarandi (Diptera; Oestridae) recorded for the first time in West Greenland muskoxen". International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 2: 214–216. doi:10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.06.001. PMC 3862539. PMID 24533338.
^ abLagacé-Wiens, P. R.; et al. (2008). "Human ophthalmomyiasis interna caused by Hypoderma tarandi, Northern Canada". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 14 (1): 64–6. doi:10.3201/eid1401.070163. PMC 2600172. PMID 18258079.
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