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*Similar to [[Myiasis Flies - WikiBlood#Calliphoridae|''Calliphora'']] in appearance
 
*Similar to [[Myiasis Flies - WikiBlood#Calliphoridae|''Calliphora'']] in appearance
**Blue/black
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**Blue-black
**Yellow/orange head and legs
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**Yellow-orange head and legs
    
*Larvae are distinctive as they taper towards the posterior end
 
*Larvae are distinctive as they taper towards the posterior end
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'''Life Cycle'''
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*Eggs laid on blood sucking flies
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'''Life cycle'''
**E.g. On mosquitos, which hatch when the mosquito next lands on a warm blooded animal
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*Eggs laid on blood sucking flies such as mosquitoes
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**These hatch when the mosquito next lands on a warm blooded animal
    
*Larvae penetrate skin causing painful swellings
 
*Larvae penetrate skin causing painful swellings
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*Larvae emerge after 35-42 days and fall to ground to pupate
 
*Larvae emerge after 35-42 days and fall to ground to pupate
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*4 month life cycle
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*'''4 month''' life cycle
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'''Pathogenesis'''
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
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*Wounds caused by exiting larvae can increase the prevalence of attack by other myiasis flies
 
*Wounds caused by exiting larvae can increase the prevalence of attack by other myiasis flies
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==Calliphoridae==
 
==Calliphoridae==
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*The damage the larvae cause to the animal is known as '''strike'''
 
*The damage the larvae cause to the animal is known as '''strike'''
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*Worldwide
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*Worldwide distribution
    
*Affects sheep mostly
 
*Affects sheep mostly
 
**Rabbits can also be affected
 
**Rabbits can also be affected
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'''Species of Veterinary importance'''
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*''Lucilia serrata''
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**Greenbottles
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*''Phormia terra-novae''
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'''Species of veterinary importance in the Europe'''
**Blackbottle
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*''Lucilia sericata''; Greenbottle
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*''Phormia terra-novae''; Blackbottle
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*''Calliphora erythrocephala''; Bluebottle
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*''Callipohora vomitoria''; Bluebottle
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*''Calliphora erythrocephala''
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**Bluebottle
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*''Callipohora vomitoria''
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'''Species of veterinary importance in the Tropics'''  
**Bluebottle
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*''Lucilia cuprina''; South Africa and Australia
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*''Lucilia cuprina''
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*''Chrysomya spp.''; Africa, Asia and Australia
**South Africa, Australia
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*''Chrysomya'' spp.
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*''Wohlfahrtia''; Fleshfly
**Africa, Asia, Australia
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*''Wohlfahrtia''
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**Fleshfly
      
'''Recognition of Adults'''
 
'''Recognition of Adults'''
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*Clear wings
 
*Clear wings
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'''Recognition of Larvae'''
 
'''Recognition of Larvae'''
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*Spiracles and stigmatic plates on the tail can be used for species differentiation
 
*Spiracles and stigmatic plates on the tail can be used for species differentiation
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'''Life Cycle'''
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'''Life cycle'''
 
*Eggs laid in wounds, soiled fleece and on carrion
 
*Eggs laid in wounds, soiled fleece and on carrion
 
**Females attracted by the odour emitted
 
**Females attracted by the odour emitted
**Clusters of yellow/cream eggs laid
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**Clusters of yellow-cream eggs laid
    
*Larvae hatch 24 hours later and crawl down onto the skin
 
*Larvae hatch 24 hours later and crawl down onto the skin
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**Process takes 1-2 weeks
 
**Process takes 1-2 weeks
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*Larvae falls to the ground to pupate
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*Larvae fall to the ground to pupate
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*Adult emerges in under a week (during summer)
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*Adult emerges in under 1 week (during summer)
    
*The female reaches sexual maturity after a protein meal
 
*The female reaches sexual maturity after a protein meal
 
**Lays eggs in batches of 100-200
 
**Lays eggs in batches of 100-200
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*Adult flies survive for one month
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*Adult flies survive for 1 month
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*Between May and September four generations can develop
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*'''Between May and September four generations can develop'''
 
**In warmer climates, up to 9 or 10 generations can develop per year
 
**In warmer climates, up to 9 or 10 generations can develop per year
    
*Flies can survive the winter as pupae and emerge the next spring
 
*Flies can survive the winter as pupae and emerge the next spring
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'''Epidemiology'''
 
'''Epidemiology'''
*Divided into categories depending on their ability to initiate strike
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Blowflies are divided into categories depending on their ability to initiate strike
**Primary flies are capable of initiating a strike on living sheep so larvae can penetrate intact skin
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*Primary flies are capable of initiating a strike on living sheep. Larvae can penetrate intact skin
***E.g. ''Lucilia'', ''Phormia'' and ''Calliphora''
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**''Lucilia''
**Secondary flies cannot initiate a strike, larvae attack an area already struck or damaged, extending it
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**''Phormia''  
***E.g. ''Calliphora'' and ''Chrysoma'' (in warmer climates)
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**''Calliphora spp.''
**Tertiary flies attack lesions on carcasses which have become dry
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***E.g. ''Musca'' and ''Sarcophaga'' spp.
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*Secondary flies cannot initiate a strike. Larvae attack an area already struck or damaged, extending it
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**''Calliphora spp.''  
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**''Chrysomya spp.'' (in warmer climates)
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*Tertiary flies attack lesions on carcasses which have become dry
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**''Musca''
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**''Sarcophaga spp.''
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*Temperature will affect the prevalence of strike
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Predisposing factors to flystrike
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*Temperature  
 
**Temperature in the spring will determine when the overwintering larvae hatch
 
**Temperature in the spring will determine when the overwintering larvae hatch
 
**High temperature and humidity will create a microclimate in the fleece, attracting adult flies to lay eggs
 
**High temperature and humidity will create a microclimate in the fleece, attracting adult flies to lay eggs
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*Persistent rainfall will make the fleece microclimate attractive to adult flies
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*Rainfall
**Females lay eggs after the rain ceases
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**Persistent rainfall will make the fleece microclimate attractive to adult flies. Females lay eggs after the rain ceases
 
**Breeds with long, fine wool are the most susceptible
 
**Breeds with long, fine wool are the most susceptible
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*Host susceptibility is increased when putrefactive odours develop on the fleece due to bacterial decomposition of organic matter
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*Host susceptibility  
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**This is increased when putrefactive odours develop on the fleece due to bacterial decomposition of organic matter following soiling with urine or faeces
 
**Merino sheep have a narrow breech area with excessive wrinkling making them more susceptible to soiling
 
**Merino sheep have a narrow breech area with excessive wrinkling making them more susceptible to soiling
 
**A narrow opening of the penile sheath in rams and wethers may result in accumulation of urine and increase blowfly strike in this area
 
**A narrow opening of the penile sheath in rams and wethers may result in accumulation of urine and increase blowfly strike in this area
 
**Cuts during shearing, fighting and barbed wire will also increase the incidence of blowfly strike
 
**Cuts during shearing, fighting and barbed wire will also increase the incidence of blowfly strike
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Blowfly season
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*Temperate regions in '''June to September'''
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**Mostly in unshorn sheep in June
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**Lambs from July to September
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*Warmer regions have a more prolonged season due to greater number of blowfly generations
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'''Pathogenesis'''
 
'''Pathogenesis'''
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*Risk of strike is highest in warm, moist weather
 
*Risk of strike is highest in warm, moist weather
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'''Clinical Signs'''
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*Anorexia, listlessness, animals standing apart from flock
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'''Clinical signs'''
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*Anorexia
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*Listlessness
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*Animals standing apart from flock
    
*Fleece may appear darker, be damp and have a foul smell
 
*Fleece may appear darker, be damp and have a foul smell
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*Strike is classified according to where the body is affected
      
'''Control'''
 
'''Control'''
 
*Prophylactic [[Ectoparasiticides|insecticide]] treatment
 
*Prophylactic [[Ectoparasiticides|insecticide]] treatment
 
**Must kill larvae and remain in fleece to prevent flies from laying eggs
 
**Must kill larvae and remain in fleece to prevent flies from laying eggs
**Spraying, dipping, spray race or jetting
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**Applied by spraying, dipping, spray race or jetting
    
*Insect growth regulators
 
*Insect growth regulators
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**To minimise diarrhoea and therefore soiled fleece
 
**To minimise diarrhoea and therefore soiled fleece
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*Crutching
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*Crutching to prevent soiling
    
*'Mule's operation'
 
*'Mule's operation'
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*Vaccination
 
*Vaccination
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**Experimental use against ''Luculia cuprina'' in Australia
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===Screw Worm Myiasis===
 
===Screw Worm Myiasis===
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