The study identified 204 cases in all, but two did not have sufficient data to be included in the analysis. Of the 202 remaining cases, researchers found 145 (72 percent) were in male patients. The age of fly victims ranged from 12 to 93 years, but skewed toward older adults, with a mean of 61. Most of the myiasis cases (77 percent) were in patients with one or more underlying health conditions, most commonly diabetes, alcoholism, cancers, and skin conditions.
When the flies infect humans, they seem to have the most success infesting the legs and feet, the study found; More than half (55 percent) of cases were in
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