[en] The objective of this study was to determine the distribution and characteristics of cases of human myiasis admitted to the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in the parish of St. James, between 1999 to 2003, following the inception of the National Screwworm Eradication Programme (NSEP) in 1998, and the risk factors associated with the condition. All cases of maggot infestation admitted were filed as 'Myasis' in the computer database of the Department of Medical Records of the CRH. There were a total of 152 cases, of which only 144 cases of myiasis were available for review for the study period 1999 to 2003. A data extraction form was devised by the authors to review the circumstances of each case. The data were analysed using EpiInfo version 6. This study shows that the young and old are particularly at risk for myiasis. There has been no significant decrease in the number of cases of human myiasis seen at the CRH since the inception of the NSEP. At present no protocol exists for the management of active human myiasis. Such cases are not being reported to the relevant national authorities, as unpublished statistics over the study period, 1999 to 2003, totaled 11 myiasis cases for the parish of St. James. It is recommended that this zoonosis become a Class 2 reportable disease to the Ministries of Health and of Agriculture, because of the existing NSEP