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A case of intestinal myiasis - fact or fiction
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Bradbury, RS, A case of intestinal myiasis - fact or fiction, Annals of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 11, (1) pp. 19-20. ISSN 1448-4706 (2010) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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Abstract
Intestinal 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.
Item Details
Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
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Research Division: | Biomedical and Clinical Sciences |
Research Group: | Medical microbiology |
Research Field: | Medical parasitology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Clinical health |
Objective Field: | Clinical health not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Bradbury, RS (Dr Richard Bradbury) |
ID Code: | 64557 |
Year Published: | 2010 |
Deposited By: | Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2010-08-12 |
Last Modified: | 2013-03-06 |
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