Cerebral ocular myiasis in deer represents a severe parasitic infection affecting the nervous and sensory systems of wildlife due to botfly larvae infiltrating via eyes and nasal passages to reach delicate tissues, causing acute inflammation reaching brain pathways. Symptoms begin with eye irritation and tearing, progressing toward gait disturbances, disorientation, and loss of general balance, leaving long-term effects including complete blindness and brain cell damage. Diagnosis relies on clinical and laboratory examination, and treatment on mechanical larva removal and appropriate antiparasitic agents under veterinary supervision. Veterinary research indicates that outbreaks correlate with increased vector insects during warm seasons, requiring intensified field monitoring and safe environmental spraying programs according to World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reports and veterinary parasitology and wildlife health journals.
World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reports related to parasitic diseases and wildlife. Academic studies issued by journals of veterinary parasitology and wildlife health. Field and laboratory research concerning the impact of insect larvae on the nervous system of mammals. General information from the Syrian Agricultural Guide and Livestock in Syria _ Specialized Evidence Center.
