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A case of intestinal myiasis - fact or fiction
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posted on 2023-05-22, 01:54 authored by Bradbury, RSIntestinal myiasis is the infestation of the human intestine with dipterous (fl y) larvae. In the case reported herein, a preserved faecal sample from a nineyear- old African refugee living in Tasmania, Australia, was submitted for routine parasitological screening. The specimen was found to contain fl y larvae, identifi ed as belonging to the the common bluebottle fl y, Calliphora vicina, a common species in Tasmania. It is unknown if this case was a facultative myiasis or a pseudomyiasis. This case demonstrates the diffi culties inherent in the differentiation of true intestinal myiasis and pseudomyiasis.
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Publication title
Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical MedicineVolume
11Pagination
19-20ISSN
1448-4706Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
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