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Also known as: '''''Screw Worm — Old world screwworm'''''

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[[~~Image~~:~~Screw Worm.jpg~~|~~right~~|~~thumb~~|~~150px~~|~~Screw worm larvae~~ - ~~John Kucharski - Wikimedia Commons~~]]

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{{Taxobox

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|name = ''Chrysomya bezziana

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|kingdom =

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|phylum =

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|class = [[:Category:Insecta|Insecta]]

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|sub-class =

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|order = Diptera

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|super-family =

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|family = [[Calliphoridae]]

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|sub-family =

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|genus =

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|species =''Chrysomya bezziana

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[[Image:Chrysomya bezziana.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''Chrysomya bezziana'' - FAO/IAEA, Wikimedia Commons]]

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| ~~Also known as:~~

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| '''~~Old world screwworm~~

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~~===Scientific Classification===~~

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~~| Class~~

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~~| Insecta~~

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~~| Order~~

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~~| Diptera~~

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~~| Family~~

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~~| Calliphoridae~~

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==Hosts==

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==Identification==

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''C. bezziana'' is a blue/green fly, with 4 longitudinal black stripes, and around 8-10mm in length. They are similar to [[Calliphoridae|''Calliphora spp.'']]

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''C. bezziana'' is a blue/green fly, with 4 longitudinal black stripes, and around 8-10mm in length. They are similar to [[Calliphoridae|''Calliphora spp.'']], and are of the family [[Calliphoridae]].

==Life Cycle==

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The complete life cycle from egg to adult is 2-3 weeks.

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==~~Clinical==~~

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{{Learning

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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Chrysomya+bezziana%22%29 ''Chrysomya bezziana'' publications]

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~~'''Pathogenesis'''~~

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*Spiracles are exposed as larvae feed which expands the wound

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**Creates a foul smelling lesion

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*Cause irritation and pyrexia

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[[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]]

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[[Category:Expert_Review]]

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~~'''Control'''~~

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*In the USA

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**Mass eradication through the release of sterile males

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**Currently only persists where flies have migrated across the Mexican border

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*In Africa

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**Introduced into Libya through the importation of infested livestock

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**Sterile males released

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**Eradication occurred in 1991

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[[Category:~~Myiasis_Producing_Flies]]~~

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~~[[Category:To_Do_-_Max~~]]

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