Cutaneous myiasis due to tumbu-fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
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The occurrence and public health significance of cutaneous myiasis were investigated in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria between June and September, 1981. The findings indicated that human myiasis caused by the maggot of African tumbu-fly, Cordylobia anthropophaga was relatively common and constituted potential public health problems in the affected parts of the state capital. The importance of animal myiasis due to larvae of sheep bot-fly, Oesteris ovis and the cattle grubs, Hypoderma bovis, was assessed and discussed.
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Cutaneous myiasis due to Tumbu fly.
A case of cutaneous myiasis due to larvae of the Tumbu fly Cordylobia anthropophaga is reported. The clinical presentation, treatment and prevention of this infestation is described.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta tropica
دوره 39 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982