Records of Chrysomya albiceps in Northern Italy: an ecological and forensic perspective
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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104(4): 555-557, July 2009. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Knowledge of the carrion-breeding insects present at a local level is important and necessary for defining the post-mortem interval. Climate changes and globalisation are affecting species ranges and population dynamics. In this note, we report the incidence of Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera Calliphoridae) on dead human bodies and carrion in Northern Italy. These data confirm the spread of this species in the Northern regions. The partial sequencing of a 583-bp region of the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene of an Adriatic population did not reveal any difference compared to the same genomic region in the African and South American populations of this species.
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Main subject:
Electron Transport Complex IV
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Diptera
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Forensic Medicine
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Institution/Affiliation country:
Università degli Studi di Milano/IT
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Università di Padova/IT
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