59-05-032 Proceeding

242 Proceedings of the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Congress Treatment: August 2, 2003 - Sudden death October 27, 2005 (Treatment period of 818 days) Mobra co-operatedwell with treatment.The cowelephant remained treatment till almost wound closure (presence of tissue infiltration with 2 mm of width and 2 mm of length). However, the elephant had sudden death from flatulence due to a number botflies in stomach. That resulted inmalfunction and pain within stomach. The elephant got constipation fromobstruction of foods in stomach and intestines. Such produced gases that blew up her intestines. The intestines were swollen, probably pressed diaphragm that caused respiratory failure. The symptoms caused the elephant’s death. After post-mortem, a number of botfly were found in stomach and esophagus; stomach infected with necrosis spreading to lower region of lung adjacent to stomach. Remark It was presumably that botflies in Pung Mobra’s stomach might be that female botfly eggs are deposited at upper lips, end of trunk or body. When the elephant feed itself, eggs of botfly capture elephant body and glue in its mouth. Host’s body heat and humidity triggers eggs to hatch for a first stage larva which is deposited into stomach. The larva secures itself with two curved oral hooks to feed blood at wall of stomach. Botflies will grow to 2 nd and 3 rd developmental stages. The 3 rd instar stage, larvae of botflies will develop in the stomach about 9 - 11 months. Then it will emerge with elephant dung to develop to mature botfly.(It undergoes development 3 - 5 weeks). 10. PungMoshe (Older, female, 6 years 10months old): Right rear foot trappedby landmine Treatment: October 11, 2005 - October 14, 2006 (Treatment period of 369 days) Botfly Adult Botfly