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CUTANEOUS BLOWFLY MYIASIS [1 record]

Record 1 2010-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Infestation of devitalized skin, skin covered by hair or wool fouled by faeces or urine, or skin wounds by maggots of Lucilia spp., Phormia spp., Calliphora spp.

OBS

Sheep are especially susceptible and large areas of skin may be destroyed and the sheep die as a result.

OBS

Struck: not to be confused with "struck", enterotoxemia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
DEF

Affection cutanée des moutons causée par des larves de mouches à viande (Calliphora, Lucilia, Phormia).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
DEF

Invasión de los tejidos de los animales [...] por larvas de moscas, las cuales, por lo menos durante cierto período de tiempo, se alimentan de tejidos vivos o muertos del huésped, líquidos corporales o alimentos ingeridos, provocando molestias y dolor; alterando sus hábitos alimentarios, interrumpiendo su descanso y causando daños a la piel.

CONT

Miasis cutánea (larvas) Lucilia sericata, Phormia terra-novae, Calliphora erythrocephale. Signos clínicos principales: Agitación, rascado, heridas y aberturas naturales, mechones enmarañados y pigmentados. Localización preferente: Heridas y aberturas naturales.

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