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The larvae were morphologically identified, and one specimen was characterized molecularly by amplification and sequencing of a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome <jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic> oxidase subunit 1 gene (<jats:italic>cox<\/jats:italic>1).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>All larvae were morphologically identified as L3 of <jats:italic>Dermatobia hominis.<\/jats:italic> The BLAST analysis revealed a 98.81% nucleotide similarity to two <jats:italic>D. hominis<\/jats:italic> isolates from Brazil. The sequence was deposited in the GenBank database under the accession number MT364820.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The travel history of dogs is an important part of the veterinary anamnesis questions and should be thoroughly conducted in the daily practice. 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