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| − | ==Introduction==
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| − | Myiasis is the parasitism of living animals by dipteran larvae. Myiasis can be obligatory or facultative (optional) and is described as cutaneous, nasal or somatic.
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| − | '''[[Oestridae|''Oestridae'']]
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| − | '''[[Dermatobia hominis|''Dermatobia hominis'']]
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| − | '''[[Calliphoridae|''Calliphoridae'']]
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| − | ===Screw Worm Myiasis===
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| − | [[Image:Screw Worm.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Screw worm larvae - John Kucharski - Wikimedia Commons]]
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| − | *''C. bezziana'' cause myiasis in both animals and humans
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| − | *Located mainly in tropical regions
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| − | *Larvae are '''obligate''' parasites
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| − | '''Recognition'''
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| − | *Similar to ''Calliphora spp.''
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| − | **Iridescent
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| − | **Clear wings
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| − | **Blue abdomen
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| − | *Longitudinal stripes on thorax
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| − | *Larvae have bands of spines
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| − | **Look like screws
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| − | '''Life cycle'''
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| − | *Eggs laid in wounds or body cavities
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| − | *Larvae feed as colonies
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| − | *Larvae drop to the ground to pupate
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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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| − | '''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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| − | ====Maggot Debridement Therapy====
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| − | [[Image:Maggot Therapy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Maggot therapy on a wound - Wikimedia Commons]]
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| − | *Human medicine
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| − | **Sterile ''Lucilia sericata'' maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds
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| − | **Larvae secrete proteolytic enzymes and antimicrobial agents into the wound
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| − | **Larvae do not burrow under the skin or attack healthy tissue
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| − | *Veterinary medicine
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| − | **Published reports rare
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| − | **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 spp.''===
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| − | *'''Obligatory''' parasite
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| − | *Occurs in North America
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| − | *Parasite of mink and sometimes humans
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| − | '''Recognition'''
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| − | *Large 8-14mm long
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| − | *Pale grey
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| − | *Black stripes on thorax
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| − | *Black spots on abdomen
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| − | '''Life cycle'''
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| − | *Larvae deposited directly onto host
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| − | *No egg stage
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| − | *Larvae moult twice on host then fall to ground to pupate
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| − | '''Pathogenesis'''
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| − | *Larvae penetrate intact skin
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| − | **Cause boil like swellings
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| − | ==[[Insecta Flashcards - WikiBugs#Myiasis Producing Flies|Myiasis Producing Flies Flashcards]]==
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| − | ==Links==
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| − | *[[Viruses]]
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| − | *[[Ectoparasiticides]]
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| − | *[http://www.strikewise.com/index.html| Blowfly strike]
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| − | [[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]]
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| − | [[Category:Parasites]][[Category:Flies]][[Category:Myiasis_Producing_Flies]]
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