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*'''Obligatory''' parasite
*Occurs in North America
*Parasite of mink and sometimes humans
'''Recognition'''
*Large 8-14mm long
*Pale grey
*Black stripes on thorax
*Black spots on abdomen
'''Life cycle'''
*Larvae deposited directly onto host
*No egg stage
*Larvae moult twice on host then fall to ground to pupate
'''Pathogenesis'''
*Larvae penetrate intact skin
**Cause boil like swellings[[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]]