The second case of cutaneous myiasis caused by Cordylobia anthropophaga (Tumbu fly) in Sri Lanka | Zendy

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The second case of cutaneous myiasis caused by <em>Cordylobia anthropophaga</em> (Tumbu fly) in Sri Lanka

Author(s) -

T. De S. Naotunna,

M. M. Ismail,

R. L. Ihalamulla

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

ceylon journal of medical science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0011-2232

DOI - 10.4038/cjms.v43i2.4872

Subject(s) - sri lanka , promotion (chess) , medical science , medical education , medical journal , medicine , ceylon , library science , family medicine , political science , sociology , tanzania , socioeconomics , computer science , politics , law , programming language

A Sri Lankan man who had been to Cameroon in Africa and stayed there for 15 days had contracted myiasis caused by the larva of Cordylobia anthropophaga ('Tumbu fly'). Identification of the larva and its implications are discussed. This the second reported case of such an infection acquired abroad by a Sri Lankan.

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