2.7. Culturing of Cordylobia anthropophaga Larvae to Adult Flies

An aluminum foil lining was applied at the base of a plastic dish, and dry sand was applied to the plastic dish. A piece (0.25 kg) of fresh goat liver was then put into the plastic dish container for the dipteran maggots to feed on during their development and the incubation period before they pupate. Ten live dipteran maggots were freshly collected from the skins of dogs with CCM. The C. anthropophaga larvae were then put into the plastic dish container. The plastic dish container was covered using cotton gauze and placed in the open environment in Umuu village, Changwithya East Ward, Kitui Central Subcounty, at ambient temperature and exposure to direct sunlight. The development of the maggots into various stages was monitored for 4 weeks [21].