Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Abstract
Piophila casei (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Piophilidae) is reported from human cadavers in two separate forensic cases for the first, time in Malaysia. Both bodies were found indoors. The first case, was that of a male of unknown nationality and age and also contained maggots of the muscid Ophyra spinigera (Stein). The second case was a female Chinese whose body also contained other species of maggots but these were not identifiable.
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
ISSN
0127-5720
Recommended Citation
Nazni, W.A.; Jeffery, J.; Sa'djyah, L.; Noorijuliana, W.M.; Chen, C.D.; Rohayu, S.A.; Hafizam, A.H.; and Lee, H.L., "First report of maggots of family piophilidae recovered from human cadavers in Malaysia" (2008). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 1455.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/1455
Divisions
InstituteofBiologicalSciences
Volume
25
Issue
2