Myiasis (B87)
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Clinical Information
Myiasis - The invasion of living tissues of man and other mammals by dipterous larvae.
Screw Worm Infection - Infection with larvae of the blow fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (Callitroga americanum), a common cause of disease in livestock in the southern and southwestern U.S.A.
Instructional Notations
Includes
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- infestation by larva of flies