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==Introduction==
 
==Introduction==
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'''[[Oestridae|''Oestridae'']]
 
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'''[[Dermatobia hominis|''Dermatobia hominis'']]
 
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===''Dermatobia hominis''===
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[[Image:Human Bot fly.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Human Bot Fly - Captain R. Goodman, United States Air Force]]
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[[Image:Human Bot fly Larvae.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Human Bot Fly Larvae - Captain R. Goodman, United States Air Force]]
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*Also called the human bot fly
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*Larvae are important parasites of both humans and animals
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*Specifically found in South America
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'''Recognition'''
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*Adult can grow up to 25mm in length
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*Similar to [[Myiasis Flies#Calliphoridae|''Calliphora'']] in appearance
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**Blue-black
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**Yellow-orange head and legs
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*Larvae are distinctive as they taper towards the posterior end
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'''Life cycle'''
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*Eggs laid on blood sucking flies such as mosquitoes
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**These hatch when the mosquito next lands on a warm blooded animal
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*Larvae penetrate skin causing painful swellings
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*Larvae emerge after 35-42 days and fall to ground to pupate
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*'''4 month''' life cycle
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'''Pathogenesis'''
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*In humans, the larvae are most often found in swellings on the head and limbs
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*Larvae cause painful swellings and distress to cattle
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*Larvae cause production losses
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*Wounds caused by exiting larvae can increase the prevalence of attack by other myiasis flies
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*[http://www.strikewise.com/index.html| Blowfly strike]
 
*[http://www.strikewise.com/index.html| Blowfly strike]
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[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]]
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