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==Introduction==
 
  
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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'''[[Dermatobia hominis|''Dermatobia hominis'']]
 
 
 
'''[[Calliphoridae|''Calliphoridae'']]
 
 
 
'''[[Chrysomya bezziana|''Chrysomya bezziana'']]
 
 
 
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====Maggot Debridement Therapy====
 
[[Image:Maggot Therapy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Maggot therapy on a wound - Wikimedia Commons]]
 
*Human medicine
 
**Sterile ''Lucilia sericata'' maggots used to treat infected and necrotic wounds
 
**Larvae secrete proteolytic enzymes and antimicrobial agents into the wound
 
**Larvae do not burrow under the skin or attack healthy tissue
 
 
 
*Veterinary medicine
 
**Published reports rare
 
**Recently used successfully to treat a suppurative wound in a donkey that did not respond to conventional medical methods and surgery
 
 
 
 
 
===''Wohlfahrtia spp.''===
 
 
 
*'''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
 
 
 
==[[Insecta Flashcards - WikiBugs#Myiasis Producing Flies|Myiasis Producing Flies Flashcards]]==
 
 
 
==Links==
 
 
 
*[[Viruses]]
 
 
 
*[[Ectoparasiticides]]
 
 
 
*[http://www.strikewise.com/index.html| Blowfly strike]
 
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