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Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak

Introduction: This is the first report on insects associated with rabbit carcasses in indoor environment in Kuching, Sarawak. Methods: This study was conducted on June till August of 2016. Rabbit carcasses (Oryctolagous cuniculus) which were used as the animal model, were placed inside a dark room i...

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Main Authors: Robin, Maramat, Norliza, Ibrahim, Marlini, Othman, Nor Aliza, Abdul Rahim
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA. 2021
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QH301 Biology
RB Pathology
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47392/1/Larvae_of_Forensically_Important_Flies_associated_.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v6i1 (Special.13995
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spelling my.unimas.ir-473922025-01-22T07:39:27Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47392/ Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak Robin, Maramat Norliza, Ibrahim Marlini, Othman Nor Aliza, Abdul Rahim QH301 Biology RB Pathology Introduction: This is the first report on insects associated with rabbit carcasses in indoor environment in Kuching, Sarawak. Methods: This study was conducted on June till August of 2016. Rabbit carcasses (Oryctolagous cuniculus) which were used as the animal model, were placed inside a dark room in a building at Forensic Medicine Department in Sarawak General Hospital. The fly larvae infesting on the carcasses were collected until the decomposition process completed. Throughout the 15 days of experiment, the fly larvae were sampled on the carcasses indoor at 28.9 ± 0.3 °C and 69.6 ± 1.0% humidity. Results: The fly larvae activity was observed during the active decay stage and was identified as Synthesiomyia nudiseta (van der Wulp, 1883) (Diptera: Muscidae) and Sarcophaga spp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Only these two species were found co-existing on the carcasses. Conclusions: S. nudiseta and Sarcophaga spp. could be used as an entomological evidence involving indoor cases in Kuching, Sarawak because both species were dominant and active carcass decomposers in indoor environment. Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA. 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47392/1/Larvae_of_Forensically_Important_Flies_associated_.pdf Robin, Maramat and Norliza, Ibrahim and Marlini, Othman and Nor Aliza, Abdul Rahim (2021) Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 6 (1 Sp.). pp. 137-147. ISSN 0127-984X https://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/index.php/larvae-of-forensically-important-flies-associated-with-rabbit-carcasses-placed-in-a-closed-room-in-kuching-sarawak https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v6i1 (Special.13995
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RB Pathology
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RB Pathology
Robin, Maramat
Norliza, Ibrahim
Marlini, Othman
Nor Aliza, Abdul Rahim
Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak
description Introduction: This is the first report on insects associated with rabbit carcasses in indoor environment in Kuching, Sarawak. Methods: This study was conducted on June till August of 2016. Rabbit carcasses (Oryctolagous cuniculus) which were used as the animal model, were placed inside a dark room in a building at Forensic Medicine Department in Sarawak General Hospital. The fly larvae infesting on the carcasses were collected until the decomposition process completed. Throughout the 15 days of experiment, the fly larvae were sampled on the carcasses indoor at 28.9 ± 0.3 °C and 69.6 ± 1.0% humidity. Results: The fly larvae activity was observed during the active decay stage and was identified as Synthesiomyia nudiseta (van der Wulp, 1883) (Diptera: Muscidae) and Sarcophaga spp. (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Only these two species were found co-existing on the carcasses. Conclusions: S. nudiseta and Sarcophaga spp. could be used as an entomological evidence involving indoor cases in Kuching, Sarawak because both species were dominant and active carcass decomposers in indoor environment.
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author Robin, Maramat
Norliza, Ibrahim
Marlini, Othman
Nor Aliza, Abdul Rahim
author_facet Robin, Maramat
Norliza, Ibrahim
Marlini, Othman
Nor Aliza, Abdul Rahim
author_sort Robin, Maramat
title Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak
title_short Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak
title_full Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak
title_fullStr Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Larvae of Forensically Important Flies associated with Rabbit Carcasses Placed in a Closed Room in Kuching, Sarawak
title_sort larvae of forensically important flies associated with rabbit carcasses placed in a closed room in kuching, sarawak
publisher Faculty of Medicine, University Teknologi MARA.
publishDate 2021
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47392/1/Larvae_of_Forensically_Important_Flies_associated_.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/47392/
https://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/index.php/larvae-of-forensically-important-flies-associated-with-rabbit-carcasses-placed-in-a-closed-room-in-kuching-sarawak
https://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v6i1 (Special.13995
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