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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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'''[[Dermatobia hominis|''Dermatobia hominis'']]
 
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'''[[Calliphoridae|''Calliphoridae'']]
 
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'''[[Chrysomya bezziana|''Chrysomya bezziana'']]
 
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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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Latest revision as of 13:14, 5 April 2010