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In sub-Saharan Africa,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Cordylobia anthropohaga<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Cordylobia rodhaini<\/jats:italic>\n                    are known to be responsible for cutaneous myiasis in animals and humans. Human cases of myiasis, purportedly acquired in Ghana but diagnosed in other countries, have been reported; however, published data on its occurrence in animals in Ghana is unavailable. This study assessed the prevalence of canine myiasis among owned dogs in the Greater Accra region (GAR) of Ghana. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Greater Accra region of Ghana, selected for being the region with the highest estimated population density of owned dogs. Physical examination and demographic characteristics of the study dogs were assessed. Management of the dogs was assessed through a questionnaire administered to the dog owners. A total of 392 owned dogs were sampled. Twenty-nine (7.4%) had cutaneous myiasis caused by\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. rodhaini<\/jats:italic>\n                    . In addition, one (0.2%) of the dogs had intestinal myiasis, with\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Dermatobia hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    as the offending larvae. Among the breeds of dogs with myiasis, the mongrel was most affected, with 24 (82.8%) out of the 29 cases. The mongrels, majority of which (24; 82.8%) were males, were left to roam freely in the community. Results from this study demonstrate that\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">C. rodhaini<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">D. hominis<\/jats:italic>\n                    are important causes of myiasis in owned dogs in the GAR of Ghana. 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