Tumba Fly and Humans
When I First Heard Of Tumba ( a fly ) all I thought was of a tribal dance , with the dancers singing tumba …tumbaa …….lol.
Tumbaa fly known as Cordylobia anthrophaga in scientific terms , is called the Putzi Fly in the eastern and central Africa. This fly infects the human skin and its larvae are most often removed without incision. Apply petroleum jelly to the skin, to blocks the oxygen supply . The larvae are forced to the surface of the skin for search of oxygen. These larvae can be squeezed out of the skin now . If this does not work then a incision can be made to remove the larvae under local anesthesia.
A Female tumba fly can deposit up to 100-300 eggs in soil ( often contaminated with animal feces or urine or on damp clothing or bed linens) . These larvae hatch in 2–3 days. These hatched larvae find a human host to penetrate the skin & grow into fully developed maggots’. The Larva then leaves the host, drops to the ground, bury itself, and pupate and becomes an adult fly which is able to reproduce and begin the cycle all over again.
Successful penetrations in humans will result in furuncular (boil-like sores) myiasis, typically on the backs of arms or about the waist, lower back, or buttocks.
The fly commonly infects humans by laying its eggs on wet clothes, left out to dry. A prevention method is to iron all clothes which will kill the eggs/larvae.
CALL AT PRIMUS Internal Medicine Department
Primus Super Specialty Hospital
Chandragupta Marg Chanakyapuri, New Delhi- 110021
For appointments : +91 9999920206, 6620 6630, 6620 6640
For Emergency : +91 11 6620 6620
Fax : +91 116620 6650, 2611 2633
Email : info@primushospital.com
Website : www.primushospital.com
Tumbaa fly known as Cordylobia anthrophaga in scientific terms , is called the Putzi Fly in the eastern and central Africa. This fly infects the human skin and its larvae are most often removed without incision. Apply petroleum jelly to the skin, to blocks the oxygen supply . The larvae are forced to the surface of the skin for search of oxygen. These larvae can be squeezed out of the skin now . If this does not work then a incision can be made to remove the larvae under local anesthesia. A Female tumba fly can deposit up to 100-300 eggs in soil ( often contaminated with animal feces or urine or on damp clothing or bed linens) . These larvae hatch in 2–3 days. These hatched larvae find a human host to penetrate the skin & grow into fully developed maggots’. The Larva then leaves the host, drops to the ground, bury itself, and pupate and becomes an adult fly which is able to reproduce and begin the cycle all over again.
Successful penetrations in humans will result in furuncular (boil-like sores) myiasis, typically on the backs of arms or about the waist, lower back, or buttocks.
The fly commonly infects humans by laying its eggs on wet clothes, left out to dry. A prevention method is to iron all clothes which will kill the eggs/larvae.
CALL AT PRIMUS Internal Medicine Department
Primus Super Specialty Hospital
Chandragupta Marg Chanakyapuri, New Delhi- 110021
For appointments : +91 9999920206, 6620 6630, 6620 6640
For Emergency : +91 11 6620 6620
Fax : +91 116620 6650, 2611 2633
Email : info@primushospital.com
Website : www.primushospital.com
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