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| **''Musca'' | | **''Musca'' |
| **''Sarcophaga spp.'' | | **''Sarcophaga spp.'' |
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| Predisposing factors to flystrike | | Predisposing factors to flystrike |
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| **A narrow opening of the penile sheath in rams and wethers may result in accumulation of urine and increase blowfly strike in this area | | **A narrow opening of the penile sheath in rams and wethers may result in accumulation of urine and increase blowfly strike in this area |
| **Cuts during shearing, fighting and barbed wire will also increase the incidence of blowfly strike | | **Cuts during shearing, fighting and barbed wire will also increase the incidence of blowfly strike |
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| Blowfly season | | Blowfly season |
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| *Larvae are '''obligate''' parasites | | *Larvae are '''obligate''' parasites |
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| '''Recognition''' | | '''Recognition''' |
− | *Similar to ''Calliphora'' | + | *Similar to ''Calliphora spp.'' |
| **Iridescent | | **Iridescent |
| **Clear wings | | **Clear wings |
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| **Look like screws | | **Look like screws |
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− | '''Life Cycle''' | + | |
| + | '''Life cycle''' |
| *Eggs laid in wounds or body cavities | | *Eggs laid in wounds or body cavities |
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| *Larvae drop to the ground to pupate | | *Larvae drop to the ground to pupate |
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| '''Pathogenesis''' | | '''Pathogenesis''' |
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| *Cause irritation and pyrexia | | *Cause irritation and pyrexia |
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| '''Control''' | | '''Control''' |
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| **Sterile males released | | **Sterile males released |
| **Eradication occurred in 1991 | | **Eradication occurred in 1991 |
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| ====Maggot Debridement Therapy==== | | ====Maggot Debridement Therapy==== |
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| **Sterile ''Lucilia sericata'' maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds | | **Sterile ''Lucilia sericata'' maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds |
| **Larvae secrete proteolytic enzymes and antimicrobial agents into the wound | | **Larvae secrete proteolytic enzymes and antimicrobial agents into the wound |
− | ***Larvae do not burrow under the skin or attack healthy tissue
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| *Veterinary medicine | | *Veterinary medicine |
| **Published reports rare | | **Published reports rare |
− | **Recently used successfully to treat a suppurative wound in a donkey that did not respond to conventional methods and surgery | + | **Recently used successfully to treat a suppurative wound in a donkey that did not respond to conventional medical methods and surgery |
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− | ===''Wohlfahrtia'' sp.=== | + | |
| + | ===''Wohlfahrtia spp.''=== |
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| *'''Obligatory''' parasite | | *'''Obligatory''' parasite |
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| *Parasite of mink and sometimes humans | | *Parasite of mink and sometimes humans |
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| '''Recognition''' | | '''Recognition''' |
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| *Black spots on abdomen | | *Black spots on abdomen |
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− | '''Life Cycle''' | + | |
| + | '''Life cycle''' |
| *Larvae deposited directly onto host | | *Larvae deposited directly onto host |
− | **No egg stage
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| + | *No egg stage |
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| *Larvae moult twice on host then fall to ground to pupate | | *Larvae moult twice on host then fall to ground to pupate |
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| '''Pathogenesis''' | | '''Pathogenesis''' |