First Report of Pharyngostomy Wound Myiasis Caused by Chrysomya bezziana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Iran.

Wound or traumatic Myiasis is the infestation of animal and human orifices or wounds by dipterous larvae. It is more common in tropical and sub-tropical countries.Chrysomya bezziana is a major agent of wound myiasis throughout the tropical regions of the Old World. In Iran many cases of human myias...

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Main Authors: Mussa Soleimani-Ahmadi, Hassan Vatandoost, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd, Fatemeh Poorahmad-Garbandi, Mehdi Zare, Seyed Mohammad Vahid Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/221