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Exotic myiasis with Lund's fly (Cordylobia rodhaini)
Author(s) -
Geary Merilyn J,
Russell Richard C,
Hudson Bernard J,
Hardy Andrew
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123838.x
Subject(s) - myiasis , fly larvae , larva , instar , biology , lesion , on the fly , veterinary medicine , zoology , ecology , medicine , pathology , computer science , operating system
After a four‐week holiday in East Africa, a woman was diagnosed with furuncular myiasis: a third‐instar larva of the fly Cordylobia rodhaini (Lund's fly) was found in a skin lesion. This is the first report of exotic myiasis and importation of this species of fly into Australia, and reflects the increasing risk of introducing exotic flies of public health and veterinary importance to Australia.